Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Archies today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Archies at 3AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Archies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the ESE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 4 | ESE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 28 | 43 | 54 | 42 | 101 | 65 | 39 | 28 | 28 | 38 | 59 | 55 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:10PM2.48m | 9:40AM2.80m | 9:40PM2.33m | 10:15AM2.71m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:18AM0.46m | 3:57PM0.75m | 3:47AM0.56m | 4:36PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 5 | 54 | 42 | 101 | 65 | 39 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 59 | 55 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 23 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | NNE 10 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | N 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | 28 | 38 | — | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | N 4 | — | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 22 | 28 | 43 | — | 7 | — | 5 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | 42 | 98 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 750 | 182 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 360 | 422 | 141 | 87 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 645 | 632 | 645 | 384 |
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