Archies surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 03 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
23.3° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Archies today?

The current surf forecast for Archies at 4AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (04 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (04 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 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)
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
65
56
56
55
55
56
57
92
97
167
176
180
176
138
135
105
105
103
101
97
83
82
68
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
20
SSE
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
9:26PM2.89m
9:23AM2.28m
10:01PM2.82m
9:58AM2.16m
10:41PM2.73m
10:41AM2.03m
Low Tide
3:49AM0.88m
3:27PM0.65m
4:28AM0.96m
4:01PM0.75m
5:14AM1.05m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:13
6:13
6:13
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5:20
5:19
5:19
Temp °C
22
21
21
19
19
22
24
24
23
22
21
20
20
21
23
23
23
22
22
21
21
22
23
24
20
20
21
18
19
22
24
23
23
22
22
21
21
22
23
23
24
23
24
22
22
22
23
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
E
5
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
E
5
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
Energy kJ
67
17
56
56
55
13
56
57
92
97
167
176
180
176
138
135
105
105
103
101
97
83
82
68
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
Energy kJ
65
32
26
23
55
14
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.7
E
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
4
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
2
0.2
SSE
2
0.3
SSE
2
0.2
SSE
2
0.4
ESE
3
Energy kJ
27
6
23
21
27
25
14
1
1
1
1
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
140
140
140
181
181
181
140
140
181
140
89
87
87
87
89
89
140
8
8
87
87
181
140
140
Best forecast wave conditions in Queensland North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
5
5
9
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