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/ QLD – North Coast (14 breaks) / Queensland (74 breaks) /
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Archies surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 21 May 2026 AESTForecast 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
23.3° 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 10 | SE 4 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
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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) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 5 | ENE 10 |
 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) | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | E 5 |
| 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) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 4 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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