Archies surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 15 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
22.7° 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 6PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (15 May)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (15 May)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
1 AM
4 AM
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
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
E
7
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.5
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
NE
9
0.8
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
91
106
45
36
31
25
53
35
33
40
30
39
35
30
25
19
20
26
98
161
133
47
55
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:48AM2.67m
7:22PM3.10m
7:32AM2.64m
8:07PM3.20m
8:16AM2.57m
8:53PM3.23m
Low Tide
12:58PM0.34m
1:42AM0.53m
1:39PM0.28m
2:31AM0.51m
2:22PM0.28m
3:21AM0.55m
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:13
5:13
5:12
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
21
22
22
21
21
20
18
18
20
22
23
22
21
20
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
18
18
19
18
18
18
18
16
17
19
20
22
21
21
19
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
6
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
E
9
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
Energy kJ
50
91
14
13
25
23
25
53
35
33
3
3
2
35
30
25
19
19
26
98
98
20
47
55
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
NE
9
Energy kJ
4
3
2
6
2
8
3
2
3
8
8
7
10
20
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
NE
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
1
3
7
3
3
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
5
0.4
SSE
4
1
E
7
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.7
E
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.3
S
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
Energy kJ
33
5
106
45
36
31
22
4
3
3
40
30
39
1
2
1
161
133
37
42
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
2
1
4
3
3
3
1
Distance (km)
181
181
181
181
181
181
140
140
181
181
181
181
181
181
181
181
181
379
384
181
181
181
384
384
Best forecast wave conditions in Queensland North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
5
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