Archies 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 24.85° S 152.48° E

Issued: 3 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Archies sea temperature is

18.6° C

Archies surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Archies today (22 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Archies at 10AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Afternoon (22 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Evening (22 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SE by Fri afternoon).
	Wednesday 22								Thursday 23								Friday 24
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ESE 4	ESE 5
Wave Graph
kJ	192	81	81	81	124	124	98	98	98	96	73	71	70	67	49	64	47	47	48	49	49	48	50	61
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	ESE	E	ENE	SE	SW	SSW	SSW	S	ESE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		1:58AM2.07m				3:14PM2.19m				3:02AM1.93m					4:24PM2.26m				4:12AM1.86m				5:23PM2.37m
Low Tide				8:23AM0.84m				9:19PM1.26m				9:23AM0.87m					10:48PM1.25m				10:25AM0.85m


	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	19	18	20	20	20	19	19	18	18	19	20	21	20	20	18	17	16	19	20	19	18	17
Feels °C	16	16	17	16	18	17	18	17	17	16	16	17	18	18	18	21	16	14	11	14	15	14	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	E 5	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	192	81	81	29	124	124	98	98	98	96	73	71	70	67	49	64	47	47	48	49	49	48	28	26
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NE 10	NE 10	ENE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	24	24	81	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 6	E 5	SSE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 2	SSE 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 2	S 2	SE 3	ESE 3	ESE 4	ESE 5
kJ	—	39	29	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	8	50	61
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - Boiling Pot QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - Boiling Pot QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - Boiling Pot QLD - Sunshine Coast	Double Island Point - North Coast QLD - North Coast	Double Island Point - North Coast QLD - North Coast	Fraser Island - Waddy Point QLD - North Coast	Fraser Island - Waddy Point QLD - North Coast	Fraser Island - Waddy Point QLD - North Coast	Fraser Island - Waddy Point QLD - North Coast	Fraser Island - Waddy Point QLD - North Coast	Fraser Island - Waddy Point QLD - North Coast	Fraser Island - Waddy Point QLD - North Coast	Fraser Island - Waddy Point QLD - North Coast	Noosa - First Point QLD - Sunshine Coast	Archies QLD - North Coast	Agnes Waters QLD - North Coast	Agnes Waters QLD - North Coast	Fraser Island - Waddy Point QLD - North Coast	Noosa - Boiling Pot QLD - Sunshine Coast	Point Cartwright/Secrets QLD - Sunshine Coast	Greenmount QLD - Gold Coast	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	3	2	2	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	3
Distance (km)	181	181	181	181	140	140	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	182	0	87	87	89	181	214	384	181	181
Best forecast wave conditions in Queensland North Coast					Double Island Point - North Coast	Double Island Point - North Coast	Fraser Island - Waddy Point	Double Island Point - North Coast	Fraser Island - Waddy Point	Fraser Island - Waddy Point	Fraser Island - Waddy Point	Fraser Island - Waddy Point	Fraser Island - Waddy Point	Fraser Island - Waddy Point		Double Island Point - East Side	Fraser Island - Indian Head	Fraser Island - Indian Head	Fraser Island - Waddy Point
Rating (10 max)					2	2	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2		1	2	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	5	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	9	5	4	4	4	4	4	9	9	9	9	8	9	7

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