
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Archies today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Archies at 9AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Archies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 15 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | 33 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 35 | 13 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 91 | 143 | 151 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:21AM2.26m | 6:48PM2.96m | 7:07AM2.44m | 7:30PM3.02m | 7:48AM2.59m | 8:08PM3.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:34AM0.61m | 12:20PM0.47m | 1:17AM0.46m | 1:09PM0.34m | 1:54AM0.36m | 1:51PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 9 | NE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | NE 9 | — | NE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 15 | NE 14 |
11 | 33 | 31 | 21 | 21 | — | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 3 | — | 3 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 4 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 15 | — | E 11 | — |
35 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 8 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | — | E 11 | — | — |
— | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 8 | — | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | SSE 3 | — | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | 35 | 13 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 27 | 1 | — | 9 | 14 | 9 | — | — | — | 3 | 31 | 91 | 143 | 151 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 87 | 87 | 140 | 181 | 384 | 384 | 181 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 89 | 181 | 201 | 181 | 140 | 89 | 645 | 692 | 692 | 692 | 384 | 379 |
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