Archies surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 18 Apr 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
25.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Archies today?

The current surf forecast for Archies at 12AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)--
Afternoon (19 Apr)--
Evening (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
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 (?)
0.3
NE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
ENE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
ESE
0.7
E
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)644555554455445445555444
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)61519212322181919211617101011142628312217151433
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:02PM
3.21
9:14AM
2.71
9:48PM
3.17
10:00AM
2.52
10:40PM
3.05
10:53AM
2.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:23AM
0.50
3:22PM
0.36
4:13AM
0.63
4:06PM
0.48
5:10AM
0.79
Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise----6:05-------6:05-------6:05---
Sunset-------5:31-------5:30-------5:30
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242423232324242423232322212324232323212019212323
Feels °C (?)232322222221212220212120192222202020181717191918
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