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Archies surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 AEST
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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
27.6° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Archies today?

The current surf forecast for Archies at 6PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)--
Afternoon (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
E
1
E
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
1.1
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
SE
1
SE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)744575777455488855555599
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)522227297733646277354545322525375271704740404243
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
45
SE
40
SE
35
SE
30
SE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:10PM
2.37
8:39AM
3.17
8:46PM
2.46
9:13AM
3.22
9:24PM
2.54
9:49AM
3.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:37PM
0.87
2:07AM
0.64
3:08PM
0.77
2:44AM
0.58
3:40PM
0.70
3:23AM
0.56
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise------5:16-------5:16-------5:18-
Sunset-6:44-------6:44-------6:44------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C282827262525262627272625252425262626252424222225
Feels °C (?)292928262425262424242322222022212120202021202124
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