Archies Surf Forecast

/ QLD – North Coast (14 breaks) / Queensland (74 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Archies surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 AEST

Forecast 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 25.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Archies today?

The current surf forecast for Archies at 5AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Apr)	3ft (0.9m)	4s
Afternoon (23 Apr)	3.5ft (1.0m)	4s
Evening (23 Apr)	3.5ft (1.0m)	5s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Wed 22		Thursday 23								Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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
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 See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 5	SE 4	SE 4	ESE 5	SE 5	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	E 5	SE 5	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 5	SE 4	SE 5	SE 4	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5
Wave Graph
kJ	25	32	34	35	18	34	29	44	49	40	22	34	25	31	32	39	44	40	41	40	35	46	67	83
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	S	S	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			00:56AM2.75m					1:33PM1.99m				2:19AM2.67m				3:07PM2.04m				3:37AM2.66m
Low Tide	5:59PM0.85m					7:41AM1.04m				7:20PM1.00m				9:08AM1.02m				8:52PM1.05m					10:22AM0.91m


	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27
mm	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	1	4	4	2
Temp °C	22	22	20	19	18	21	22	22	21	21	19	19	20	22	23	22	21	20	20	19	19	21	20	20
Feels °C	19	19	16	16	15	17	17	17	16	17	16	16	17	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	17	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 10	E 5	E 9	E 9	E 13	ENE 12	ENE 12	E 5	ENE 12	E 5	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	NE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
kJ	7	2	2	2	18	2	6	3	14	14	13	13	25	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	4	9	10
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	—	N 11	NE 11	E 9	E 14	E 13	NE 11	E 9	E 9	ENE 12	—	ENE 12	E 9	S 5	N 10	—	—	—	NE 10	NE 7	E 9	—	—
kJ	2	—	2	5	2	4	4	4	2	2	14	—	13	2	1	2	—	—	—	4	2	2	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	NE 11	N 11	NE 11	—	N 10	—	—	—	—	—	N 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	5	2	5	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	SSE 4	SE 4	SE 4	ESE 5	SE 5	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SSE 4	SE 5	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 5	SE 4	SE 5	SE 4	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5
kJ	25	32	34	35	14	34	29	44	49	40	22	34	12	31	32	39	44	40	41	40	35	46	67	83
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - Boiling Pot QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - Boiling Pot QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - Boiling Pot QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - Boiling Pot QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - Boiling Pot QLD - Sunshine Coast	Greenmount QLD - Gold Coast	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Greenmount QLD - Gold Coast	Greenmount QLD - Gold Coast	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - Boiling Pot QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - Boiling Pot QLD - Sunshine Coast	Greenmount QLD - Gold Coast	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	Greenmount QLD - Gold Coast	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Greenmount QLD - Gold Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	3	2	3	2	4	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	181	181	181	181	181	181	384	942	384	384	181	181	181	384	181	181	384	181	181	181	437	437	437	384
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Rating (10 max)
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Outer Pool South Africa	Heaven South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Glen Eden South Africa	Haga-Haga South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Lebu Chile	Bocock's Bay Namibia	Bocock's Bay Namibia	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Cobblestones Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Cobblestones Australia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Barrancon Chile
Rating (10 max)	8	7	9	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4

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