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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 9 am Saturday 02 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
23.5° 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: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (02 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Archies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 8 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | |
28 | 37 | 46 | 36 | 54 | 56 | 64 | 64 | 61 | 68 | 68 | 88 | 67 | 67 | 56 | 56 | 125 | 56 | 56 | 92 | 73 | 105 | 111 | 170 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:22AM2.49m | 8:53PM2.93m | 8:52AM2.39m | 9:26PM2.89m | 9:23AM2.28m | 10:01PM2.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:28PM0.52m | 3:13AM0.81m | 2:57PM0.57m | 3:49AM0.88m | 3:27PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 |
 | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | 5:19 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
 kJ | 28 | 18 | 30 | 33 | 54 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 68 | 68 | 88 | 67 | 16 | 56 | 56 | 125 | 56 | 56 | 92 | 73 | 105 | 111 | 170 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | NE 9 | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | ENE 10 | E 5 | E 6 | — | ENE 6 | — | — | ENE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | 12 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 67 | 13 | 18 | — | 10 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SE 3 | E 6 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 26 | 37 | 46 | 36 | 32 | 47 | 64 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 50 | 31 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 384 | 437 | 437 | 384 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 89 | 87 | 0 |
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