Archies Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.85° S 152.48° E

Archies 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Archies sea temperature is
20.5°C
0.9° 

Archies surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Archies today (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Archies at 5PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (29 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (29 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

Table - waves today at Archies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.7
E
4
0.9
E
5
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
1
ESE
4
0.7
E
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.9
E
4
0.8
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
12
17
14
34
48
39
22
16
20
25
31
44
35
30
35
25
28
29
36
32
29
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
30
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
15
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:45AM2.61m
9:02PM2.96m
9:20AM2.70m
9:36PM2.89m
9:59AM2.74m
Low Tide
2:48PM0.30m
3:20AM0.31m
3:26PM0.31m
3:53AM0.29m
4:07PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
17
19
21
20
19
19
18
18
16
18
19
19
18
19
18
18
18
20
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
15
16
16
15
14
15
14
16
13
14
15
14
13
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
17
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