Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Archies today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Archies at 4AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Archies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | NE 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 11 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 11 | ENE 5 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:19AM1.67m | 4:11PM2.27m | 4:40AM1.78m | 5:06PM2.39m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:50PM1.28m | 9:00AM1.13m | 11:07PM1.14m | 10:22AM1.07m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | NE 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNW 3 | N 3 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 8 | NE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 141 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 181 | 89 | 581 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 438 | 374 | 209 |
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