Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Archies today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Archies at 7PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Archies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 110 | 232 | 94 | 75 | 72 | 120 | 110 | 107 | 110 | 159 | 73 | 221 | 190 | 185 | 144 | 119 | 94 | 96 | 50 | 38 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:00PM2.30m | 2:45AM1.75m | 3:13PM2.33m | 4:00AM1.87m | 4:11PM2.41m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:54PM1.20m | 8:11AM1.20m | 10:04PM1.09m | 9:34AM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 35 | 34 | — | — | — | 50 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 4 | E 5 |
| kJ | 110 | 232 | 94 | 75 | 72 | 120 | 110 | 107 | 110 | 159 | 73 | 221 | 190 | 185 | 144 | 119 | 94 | 96 | 19 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1030 | 181 | 181 | 384 | 384 | 181 | 384 | 384 | 384 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 140 | 140 | 181 | 140 |
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