Archies surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 27 Mar 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
26.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Archies today?

The current surf forecast for Archies at 5PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am March 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (27 Mar)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (27 Mar)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
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 (?)
0.4
ENE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.3
ENE
0.2
NNE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.9
ESE
1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)10121212121210101212101212121212124555665
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)35232323232219181414181421212121212945577512312395
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NNW
10
WNW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
30
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:06AM
2.73
4:43PM
2.16
5:13AM
2.85
5:44PM
2.36
6:06AM
2.95
6:30PM
2.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:55AM
1.03
10:36PM
0.96
11:53AM
0.85
11:41PM
0.81
12:36PM
0.71
12:32AM
0.68
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
Sunrise5:56-------5:56-------5:56-------
Sunset---5:53-------5:52-------5:52----
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232628292522191816202324232221201924252424242423
Feels °C (?)232628302116131210162021191918171620212020202020
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