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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 Saturday 23 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
22.0° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Archies today?
The current surf forecast for Archies at 11PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Archies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | |
83 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 113 | 115 | 115 | 113 | 111 | 79 | 74 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 77 | 78 | 75 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:37PM2.08m | 2:55AM2.55m | 3:47PM2.20m | 3:56AM2.49m | 4:45PM2.36m | 4:48AM2.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20PM1.02m | 9:33AM0.83m | 9:38PM1.04m | 10:27AM0.76m | 10:46PM1.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 |
19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 5 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 4 | ENE 12 |
 kJ | 83 | 82 | 81 | 13 | 113 | 115 | 115 | 113 | 111 | 79 | 74 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 77 | 15 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | NE 12 | E 7 | ENE 12 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | NE 5 | E 4 | ENE 12 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 30 | 5 | 1 | 81 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 10 | 78 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | E 7 | — | — | NE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | E 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 8 | 29 | 34 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1006 | 1069 | 1075 | 692 | 379 | 182 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 140 | 140 | 89 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 87 | 181 | 181 |
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