Archies surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 21 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
22.6° 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 1AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (22 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (22 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
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)
1.1
SE
4
1
SE
5
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
13
0.5
ENE
13
0.5
ENE
13
0.5
ENE
13
0.5
E
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
46
34
34
35
35
36
38
33
32
95
96
101
95
75
56
79
79
79
79
75
73
71
71
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
30
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:38AM2.77m
1:18PM2.03m
1:47AM2.64m
2:37PM2.08m
2:55AM2.55m
3:47PM2.20m
Low Tide
5:49PM0.79m
7:21AM0.87m
7:01PM0.94m
8:29AM0.87m
8:20PM1.02m
9:33AM0.83m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:09
5:09
Temp °C
20
19
17
16
15
19
22
22
21
19
16
16
16
20
23
23
21
20
18
17
17
20
22
22
15
15
13
13
11
14
18
18
17
14
12
12
12
16
20
19
17
16
14
14
14
17
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
13
0.5
ENE
13
0.5
ENE
13
0.5
ENE
13
0.5
E
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
Energy kJ
35
35
34
34
35
35
36
38
33
32
95
96
101
95
75
56
79
79
79
79
75
73
71
71
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.4
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.3
ENE
13
0.2
E
6
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
Energy kJ
1
8
5
5
2
2
2
2
32
2
7
7
6
6
6
19
14
9
8
9
8
4
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
13
0.3
E
6
Energy kJ
16
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
4
1
SE
5
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.8
SE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.8
ESE
4
Energy kJ
45
46
14
10
10
10
5
3
3
18
17
10
5
5
8
29
33
21
24
14
11
7
19
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
5
4
8
3
5
5
4
7
5
4
2
5
5
7
6
5
5
4
5
Distance (km)
182
181
181
181
181
181
214
181
1103
197
181
181
181
379
990
1006
379
379
181
181
181
181
181
181
Best forecast wave conditions in Queensland North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
8
5
5
7
6
7
5
4
4
5
5
7
7
5
6
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
6
6
7
8
6
7
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
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