Archies surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 06 May 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
23.2° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Archies today?

The current surf forecast for Archies at 6AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (06 May)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (06 May)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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)
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
E
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
121
117
106
71
69
68
68
68
100
78
78
65
56
55
37
36
35
35
35
37
38
39
40
41
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:41PM2.73m
10:41AM2.03m
11:26PM2.63m
11:35AM1.92m
00:22AM2.53m
12:51PM1.86m
Low Tide
5:14AM1.05m
4:40PM0.88m
6:07AM1.11m
5:27PM1.01m
7:10AM1.14m
6:30PM1.12m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:13
6:13
6:13
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5:19
5:17
5:16
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
21
22
24
23
23
22
22
21
19
22
24
25
23
21
18
16
14
17
21
21
20
20
22
20
21
21
23
21
22
21
23
22
19
22
24
26
19
16
12
11
8
13
18
17
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
E
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
Energy kJ
121
117
106
71
69
68
68
68
100
78
78
65
56
55
37
36
35
35
35
37
38
39
40
41
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
E
6
0.2
ENE
6
Energy kJ
2
9
9
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
2
0.3
SSE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.5
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
2
0.3
S
2
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.6
SSE
3
0.9
SE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
5
5
7
11
18
9
5
2
1
1
1
3
3
5
3
7
24
32
22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
140
140
140
140
89
89
140
89
87
87
89
89
89
8
89
89
89
89
197
140
140
140
181
140
Best forecast wave conditions in Queensland North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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