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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 Tuesday 05 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 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Archies today?
The current surf forecast for Archies at 12PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Archies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | |
103 | 161 | 164 | 161 | 158 | 158 | 105 | 78 | 78 | 75 | 85 | 104 | 118 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 106 | 78 | 78 | 65 | 65 | 55 | 37 | 36 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:01PM2.82m | 9:58AM2.16m | 10:41PM2.73m | 10:41AM2.03m | 11:26PM2.63m | 11:35AM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28AM0.96m | 4:01PM0.75m | 5:14AM1.05m | 4:40PM0.88m | 6:07AM1.11m | 5:27PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
 kJ | 103 | 161 | 164 | 161 | 158 | 158 | 105 | 78 | 78 | 75 | 85 | 104 | 118 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 106 | 78 | 78 | 65 | 65 | 55 | 37 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | E 10 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | SSW 2 |
| kJ | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 102 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 87 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 0 | 89 | 87 | 87 |
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