Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Archies today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Archies at 12AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Archies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 27 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 43 | 42 | 53 | 79 | 39 | 27 | 28 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:41PM2.61m | 9:07AM2.86m | 9:10PM2.48m | 9:40AM2.80m | 9:40PM2.33m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:49AM0.40m | 3:21PM0.62m | 3:18AM0.46m | 3:57PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 27 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 43 | 42 | 10 | 14 | 39 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 9 | NE 11 | — | NNE 10 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | NE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | — | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | NE 8 | NE 11 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | NNE 2 | N 3 | — | NE 7 | NE 9 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 25 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 53 | 79 | 13 | 20 | 28 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 360 | 187 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 201 | 1098 | 1047 | 750 | 182 | 89 | 89 | 0 | 201 | 850 | 197 | 141 | 0 |
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