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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 3 pm Thursday 28 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
21.9° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Archies today (28 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Archies at 9PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Archies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | |
74 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:53PM2.75m | 6:49AM2.33m | 7:28PM2.83m | 7:24AM2.29m | 8:01PM2.88m | 7:57AM2.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:25PM0.57m | 1:11AM0.86m | 12:58PM0.54m | 1:49AM0.83m | 1:29PM0.52m | 2:25AM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 |
20 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
 kJ | 74 | 24 | 34 | 27 | 68 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 5 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 14 | — | N 14 | — | — | N 13 | N 13 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | NW 5 | NW 3 | W 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 32 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 87 | 87 | 190 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 87 | 87 |
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