Archies surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 30 Mar 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
26.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Archies today?

The current surf forecast for Archies at 7PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)--
Afternoon (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.6
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.1
E
0.9
ESE
1.1
E
1.2
E
0.8
ENE
1
ESE
Period(s) (?)555555666545555544555585
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)565944443332402538343135252525343140544159747547
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
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
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:10PM
2.71
7:25AM
3.00
7:44PM
2.83
7:57AM
2.95
8:17PM
2.90
8:26AM
2.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:11PM
0.60
1:14AM
0.60
1:43PM
0.54
1:51AM
0.57
2:11PM
0.51
2:25AM
0.59
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise------5:56-------5:58-------5:58-
Sunset-5:51-------5:50-------5:49------
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C242524232221202325252423222122252525242323232224
Feels °C (?)212221212120192223242322212121232323222221212021
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