Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Archies today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Archies at 3AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Archies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 52 | 54 | 62 | 52 | 49 | 66 | 32 | 34 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 51 | 21 | 20 | 33 | 29 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:54PM2.28m | 5:01AM1.76m | 5:46PM2.43m | 5:56AM1.88m | 6:26PM2.57m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:45PM1.16m | 10:55AM0.94m | 00:30AM1.00m | 11:48AM0.83m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | E 4 | ENE 8 | E 5 | NE 7 | NE 9 | ENE 6 | — |
| kJ | 37 | 52 | 54 | 62 | 52 | 49 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 25 | 10 | 51 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 29 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | — | ENE 8 | — | ENE 7 | NE 10 | N 14 | NE 8 | NE 13 |
| kJ | — | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | 23 | — | 21 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 14 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 2 | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | E 8 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | E 5 | ENE 6 | — | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 66 | 32 | 34 | 27 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 33 | — | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 87 | 89 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 |
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