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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 3 am Saturday 18 Apr 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
25.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Archies today?
The current surf forecast for Archies at 7AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Archies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
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 kJ (?) | 35 | 28 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 30 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:33AM 2.85 | 9:02PM 3.21 | 9:14AM 2.71 | 9:48PM 3.17 | 10:00AM 2.52 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:36AM 0.44 | 2:41PM 0.30 | 3:23AM 0.50 | 3:22PM 0.36 | 4:13AM 0.63 | 4:06PM 0.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
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