Archies surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 14 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
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 3PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Afternoon (14 May)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (14 May)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), 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
Sun
17
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
1 AM
4 AM
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)
1.1
E
5
1.4
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.2
E
7
0.7
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
E
5
0.7
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
4
0.8
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
108
90
139
53
91
49
43
97
78
76
37
37
37
31
53
41
34
32
41
39
21
20
33
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
30
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
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
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
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
12:18PM0.44m
00:54AM0.60m
12:58PM0.34m
1:42AM0.53m
1:39PM0.28m
2:31AM0.51m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:14
5:13
5:13
1
4
3
1
1
2
Temp °C
22
22
22
23
20
20
20
21
20
21
22
21
20
20
18
18
18
20
22
22
21
21
21
20
18
17
17
20
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
18
16
16
16
19
21
21
20
21
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
6
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.8
E
5
Energy kJ
44
25
37
53
91
44
43
97
78
76
37
37
37
31
53
41
34
32
3
3
8
10
33
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
8
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.2
ENE
9
Energy kJ
14
14
9
9
9
3
8
8
8
3
2
2
3
3
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
3
2
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
5
1.4
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.2
E
7
0.9
ESE
5
0.4
SSE
4
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
S
3
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
4
Energy kJ
71
108
90
139
40
6
49
42
5
5
6
26
30
24
22
4
4
5
2
41
39
21
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
Distance (km)
181
181
181
384
384
384
181
181
181
181
181
181
181
181
181
140
181
181
181
181
181
181
181
181
Best forecast wave conditions in Queensland North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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