
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Archies today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Archies at 10PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Archies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 3 | N 10 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:11PM2.27m | 4:40AM1.78m | 5:06PM2.39m | 5:32AM1.95m | 5:47PM2.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:07PM1.14m | 10:22AM1.07m | 11:50PM0.97m | 11:19AM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | N 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — |
3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 5 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 5 | NE 5 | — | NE 5 | NE 10 | — | — |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 5 | N 10 | — | — | — |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 |
2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 89 | 374 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 389 | 374 | 209 | 374 | 632 | 517 | 437 | 384 | 384 | 384 | 381 |
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