Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Archies today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Archies at 2PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Archies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | NE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 31 | 44 | 49 | 35 | 35 | 19 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 32 | 46 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 42 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:43AM2.36m | 10:11PM3.06m | 10:29AM2.35m | 10:52PM2.90m | 11:16AM2.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58AM0.42m | 3:41PM0.32m | 4:39AM0.45m | 4:25PM0.43m | 5:19AM0.52m | 5:11PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | E 5 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 42 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | — | E 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 7 | NE 9 | E 8 | ENE 9 | E 6 | ENE 7 | E 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | 2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | NE 7 | NE 9 | E 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 7 | — | E 20 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 28 | 31 | 44 | 49 | 35 | 35 | 19 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 32 | 46 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 374 | 379 | 379 | 645 | 815 | 815 | 796 | 384 | 796 | 384 | 181 | 181 | 900 | 961 | 796 | 379 | 379 | 181 | 181 | 984 | 984 | 1103 | 1069 | 984 |
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