Archies surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 18 May 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
22.3° C
(Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Archies today?

The current surf forecast for Archies at 3AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (19 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (19 May)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon night, fresh winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1
NE
10
1
NE
10
1
NE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
168
168
168
171
175
200
204
204
185
182
133
130
104
90
88
65
63
61
60
50
49
48
48
33
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
WSW
20
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
10
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SE
35
SE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:42PM3.19m
9:54AM2.32m
10:35PM3.08m
10:51AM2.18m
11:34PM2.93m
12:00PM2.07m
Low Tide
4:14AM0.62m
3:55PM0.46m
5:11AM0.72m
4:48PM0.61m
6:13AM0.81m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:10
5:10
1
Temp °C
23
22
22
22
22
23
24
23
19
18
18
17
15
18
23
23
21
19
16
15
15
18
21
20
25
23
23
23
23
24
24
23
17
18
16
14
11
13
18
20
18
14
12
11
11
13
16
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1
NE
10
1
NE
10
1
NE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
Energy kJ
168
168
168
171
175
200
204
204
185
182
133
130
104
90
88
65
63
61
60
50
49
48
48
33
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.2
E
6
0.3
E
5
Energy kJ
1
1
3
2
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
S
2
0.4
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.8
ESE
4
Energy kJ
96
100
1
1
2
4
3
3
2
1
2
4
5
5
10
9
26
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
1
1
1
1
3
1
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
4
Distance (km)
187
187
187
187
0
0
8
0
89
0
89
89
89
89
89
140
140
87
89
181
181
181
379
424
Best forecast wave conditions in Queensland North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
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