Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Archies today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Archies at 3AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Archies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 12 | 25 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 48 | 78 | 56 | 103 | 55 | 32 | 52 | 55 | 51 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:59PM2.97m | 9:10AM2.35m | 9:31PM2.97m | 9:46AM2.42m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:26AM0.50m | 3:08PM0.38m | 3:57AM0.45m | 3:46PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 13 | ENE 6 | NE 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 19 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 56 | 7 | 55 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | NE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | E 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 13 | NE 9 | — | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | E 4 | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 | SE 4 | E 7 | SSE 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 48 | 78 | 16 | 103 | 9 | 32 | 52 | 55 | 51 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 140 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 |
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