Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Archies today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SE 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) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Archies at 5AM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Archies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NE 8 | SSE 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 19 | 32 | 40 | 53 | 51 | 37 | 37 | 17 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 29 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:29PM3.17m | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 13 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | NE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 5 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 9 | ESE 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 8 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | E 9 | — | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | — | NE 9 | — | E 8 | NE 9 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 19 | 32 | 40 | 53 | 51 | 37 | 37 | 12 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 29 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 379 | 379 | 379 | 379 | 379 | 645 | 796 | 796 | 796 | 756 | 796 | 517 | 384 | 900 | 941 | 984 | 796 | 645 | 379 | 379 | 645 | 645 | 1093 | 1069 |
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