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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 Wednesday 20 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
22.5° 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 6PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Archies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | |
104 | 90 | 88 | 65 | 64 | 61 | 51 | 35 | 48 | 33 | 49 | 41 | 41 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 56 | 58 | 59 | 99 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:51AM2.18m | 11:34PM2.93m | 12:00PM2.07m | 00:38AM2.77m | 1:18PM2.03m | 1:47AM2.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11AM0.72m | 4:48PM0.61m | 6:13AM0.81m | 5:49PM0.79m | 7:21AM0.87m | 7:01PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 |
 | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | 5:09 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
10 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 13 |
 kJ | 104 | 90 | 88 | 65 | 64 | 61 | 51 | 35 | 48 | 33 | 49 | 35 | 15 | 15 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 56 | 58 | 41 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | — | E 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | — | E 5 | ENE 13 | E 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 1 | 35 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | 14 | 59 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 41 | 41 | 33 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 30 | 20 | 11 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 197 | 182 | 89 | 140 | 140 | 89 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 437 | 692 | 692 | 379 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 197 | 181 | 1075 | 942 | 692 | 213 | 181 | 87 |
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