Archies surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 28 Mar 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Archies surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Archies sea temperature is
26.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Archies today?

The current surf forecast for Archies at 3PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (28 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (28 Mar)1ft (0.3m)12s

Table - waves today at Archies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.2
NNE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)121212121212121212555566555555588
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14141414212113212124355377101101676490109888876110110
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:13AM
2.85
5:44PM
2.36
6:06AM
2.95
6:30PM
2.55
6:48AM
3.00
7:10PM
2.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:53AM
0.85
11:41PM
0.81
12:36PM
0.71
12:32AM
0.68
1:11PM
0.60
1:14AM
0.60
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
Sunrise5:56-------5:56-------5:56-------
Sunset---5:52-------5:52-------5:51----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------1----11-----
Temp. °C161923232322222021252525242424242124242423242423
Feels °C (?)111520192019201818212222212021222022212020212222
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