Archies surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 02 Apr 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
25.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Archies today?

The current surf forecast for Archies at 8PM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)--
Afternoon (02 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (02 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)4s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
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 (?)
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
ESE
1
ESE
Period(s) (?)544558888855578555555555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)483937333790969442404356579175696666645555555250
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:48PM
2.93
8:54AM
2.75
9:19PM
2.91
9:22AM
2.62
9:51PM
2.85
9:50AM
2.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:38PM
0.51
2:58AM
0.66
3:04PM
0.54
3:31AM
0.76
3:31PM
0.60
4:05AM
0.88
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise------5:58-------5:58-------6:00-
Sunset-5:47-------5:46-------5:45------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------------1----
Temp. °C252524232222212425252423232323242525232223222224
Feels °C (?)222222212221202123232221202020192021191920191920
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