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Archies surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 15 Dec 2025 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
27.5° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Archies today?
The current surf forecast for Archies at 7AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Archies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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 kJ (?) | 16 | 40 | 40 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 50 | 45 | 38 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 29 | 39 | 39 | 50 | 55 | 51 | 55 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:22AM 2.52 | 5:12PM 2.29 | 6:05AM 2.65 | 5:55PM 2.27 | 6:44AM 2.77 | 6:34PM 2.26 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:48PM 0.88 | 11:33AM 1.22 | 11:29PM 0.83 | 12:23PM 1.16 | 12:06AM 0.77 | 1:06PM 1.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 4:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:54 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:36 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
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