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Archies surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 07 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
27.2° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Archies today?
The current surf forecast for Archies at 3AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Archies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 25 | 24 | 8 | 46 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 31 | 30 | 14 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 25 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 34 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:14PM 2.28 | 10:50AM 3.08 | 11:10PM 2.19 | 11:43AM 2.92 | 12:12AM 2.13 | 12:39PM 2.76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:35PM 0.74 | 4:09AM 0.61 | 5:27PM 0.82 | 5:00AM 0.78 | 6:22PM 0.90 | 5:56AM 0.95 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
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