Archies surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 14 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
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 8AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Afternoon (14 May)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (14 May)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
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)
0.9
ENE
7
1.3
E
6
1.1
E
5
1.4
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.1
E
7
1
E
5
0.7
ENE
7
1
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
7
1
E
8
1
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.8
ESE
5
0.5
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
104
71
112
86
124
49
44
58
97
120
127
59
39
37
33
28
54
41
25
25
44
41
30
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
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
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:05AM2.66m
6:39PM2.93m
6:48AM2.67m
7:22PM3.10m
7:32AM2.64m
8:07PM3.20m
Low Tide
00:05AM0.72m
12:18PM0.44m
00:54AM0.60m
12:58PM0.34m
1:42AM0.53m
1:39PM0.28m
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:14
5:13
1
1
1
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
20
21
21
22
22
23
20
20
20
20
20
21
22
21
21
19
18
18
18
21
22
22
21
21
17
18
17
17
17
19
17
16
16
17
18
18
18
17
19
17
16
16
16
19
20
20
19
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
1
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
7
1
E
8
1
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
E
5
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.6
ENE
6
Energy kJ
73
30
44
13
37
46
44
58
97
120
127
59
39
37
29
18
54
41
25
25
3
3
30
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
5
0.4
NE
8
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.5
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
5
15
9
9
4
28
8
6
8
3
2
2
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
3
3
2
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
5
1.3
E
6
1.1
E
5
1.4
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.1
E
7
1
E
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SE
4
1
E
8
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.3
SSE
3
Energy kJ
41
104
71
112
86
124
49
42
10
9
120
18
18
23
33
3
4
7
5
3
44
41
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
181
181
181
181
181
384
384
181
181
181
181
181
181
181
181
181
140
140
181
181
181
181
181
181
Best forecast wave conditions in Queensland North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
9
9
9
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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