Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Archies today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Archies at 9PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Archies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 52 | 49 | 40 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 28 | 53 | 55 | 55 | 43 | 33 | 42 | 93 | 75 | 58 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 52 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:30PM2.83m | 7:41AM2.33m | 7:59PM2.91m | 8:12AM2.48m | 8:30PM2.96m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:05PM0.57m | 1:55AM0.57m | 1:39PM0.45m | 2:22AM0.46m | 2:13PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 12 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 52 | 49 | 40 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 28 | 53 | 55 | 55 | 43 | 33 | 42 | — | 75 | 58 | 43 | 42 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | N 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 10 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | NNE 10 | NE 8 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 12 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 23 | — | 11 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | — | NNE 9 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 14 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | — | — | N 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | — | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 22 | 93 | — | — | — | — | 41 | 52 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 181 | 181 | 140 |
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