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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 pm 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 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Archies today?
The current surf forecast for Archies at 2AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 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 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | |
54 | 78 | 66 | 77 | 88 | 90 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 67 | 90 | 95 | 101 | 167 | 173 | 183 | 143 | 135 | 105 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 8:53PM2.93m | 8:52AM2.39m | 9:26PM2.89m | 9:23AM2.28m | 10:01PM2.82m | 9:58AM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:13AM0.81m | 2:57PM0.57m | 3:49AM0.88m | 3:27PM0.65m | 4:28AM0.96m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 5 | E 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
 kJ | 54 | 38 | 55 | 77 | 88 | 90 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 17 | 56 | 56 | 20 | 19 | 67 | 90 | 95 | 101 | 167 | 173 | 183 | 143 | 135 | 105 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | ENE 10 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 56 | 17 | 26 | 55 | 55 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | E 6 | — | SSE 2 | — | E 6 | E 5 | E 4 | SSE 3 | SE 2 | — | SSE 2 | — | — |
| kJ | 47 | 78 | 66 | 61 | 51 | 49 | 43 | 34 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 25 | — | 1 | — | 24 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 384 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 140 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 89 |
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