Archies surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 11 Apr 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
25.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Archies today?

The current surf forecast for Archies at 3AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (12 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (12 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
NE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)141413131313131313141414141414141414131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)121166154149205113149151154175178175170173175173129147120116676662157
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
0
E
5
W
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SE
20
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:16PM
1.98
4:33AM
2.55
5:07PM
2.18
5:19AM
2.68
5:48PM
2.41
5:59AM
2.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:55PM
1.19
11:11AM
1.02
10:56PM
1.04
11:48AM
0.84
11:45PM
0.85
12:21PM
0.67
Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise----6:03-------6:03-------6:03---
Sunset-------5:37-------5:37-------5:36
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242323222025272826232018172124252423202019232424
Feels °C (?)232123222025282823181413121721232324202018222322
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