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/ QLD – North Coast (14 breaks) / Queensland (74 breaks) /
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Archies surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 26 May 2026 AESTForecast 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
21.7° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Archies today?
The current surf forecast for Archies at 2PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Archies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue night, fresh winds from the N by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | |
77 | 77 | 75 | 74 | 77 | 79 | 125 | 113 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 127 | 125 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 74 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 66 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 4:48AM2.45m | 5:34PM2.51m | 5:33AM2.41m | 6:16PM2.65m | 6:13AM2.37m | 6:53PM2.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12AM0.69m | 11:42PM0.94m | 11:51AM0.62m | 00:30AM0.89m | 12:25PM0.57m | 1:11AM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 |
 | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | 5:08 |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | ENE 11 |
 kJ | 77 | 77 | 75 | 74 | 77 | 79 | 125 | 113 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 127 | 125 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 74 | 71 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | N 8 | NE 4 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 8 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | N 5 |
| kJ | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | W 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 40 | 37 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 87 | 181 | 181 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 182 | 208 | 182 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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