Archies surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 12 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
27.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Archies today?

The current surf forecast for Archies at 3PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (12 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (12 Jan)5ft (1.5m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
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 (?)
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.2
ESE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.9
ENE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)565555599999999988888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1291171131141121037486968684119836564615755333232313023
Wind
(km/h)
35
ESE
35
SE
30
ESE
35
SE
40
SE
35
SE
20
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:25PM
2.16
4:43AM
2.47
4:27PM
2.10
5:36AM
2.60
5:24PM
2.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:43AM
1.45
9:47PM
1.04
11:03AM
1.42
10:42PM
1.01
12:06PM
1.33
11:32PM
0.95
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
Sunrise5:11-------5:11-------5:11-------
Sunset---6:44-------6:44-------6:44----
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
3122211211-1---1-11-----
Temp. °C252525252525252525262726252524242426272726252524
Feels °C (?)232325242324272828282725242525252627272726252726
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