Archies surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 21 May 2026 AEST
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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
23.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Archies today?

The current surf forecast for Archies at 10AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (21 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (21 May)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
1
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
13
0.5
ENE
13
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.4
ENE
10
0.8
SE
4
0.3
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
35
34
48
34
35
41
35
34
34
34
34
35
36
38
33
34
96
75
75
33
19
22
41
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
25
SE
35
SE
30
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:34PM2.93m
12:00PM2.07m
00:38AM2.77m
1:18PM2.03m
1:47AM2.64m
2:37PM2.08m
Low Tide
6:13AM0.81m
5:49PM0.79m
7:21AM0.87m
7:01PM0.94m
8:29AM0.87m
8:20PM1.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:09
Temp °C
16
14
14
18
20
21
20
19
17
16
15
19
22
22
21
19
17
16
16
19
23
22
21
20
10
9
9
12
15
15
15
16
13
12
11
14
18
18
17
15
13
12
13
15
19
18
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
13
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
E
5
0.4
ENE
10
Energy kJ
51
35
34
48
34
35
36
35
34
34
34
34
35
36
38
33
29
96
75
75
33
18
5
41
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
ENE
13
0.3
ENE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.3
ENE
13
0.3
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
E
5
Energy kJ
2
9
5
2
2
2
2
2
16
34
7
31
29
15
14
22
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
5
0.3
ENE
9
Energy kJ
3
2
2
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.8
SE
4
1
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.5
S
4
0.5
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
Energy kJ
5
5
6
7
6
17
41
34
9
6
5
10
6
3
3
15
7
5
5
5
10
19
10
18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
6
7
3
7
2
2
2
5
1
2
5
5
Distance (km)
89
181
181
182
645
692
181
181
181
181
181
181
182
181
1091
214
87
87
87
379
1006
1006
379
379
Best forecast wave conditions in Queensland North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
7
5
7
7
7
6
5
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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