Archies surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm 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
26.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Archies today?

The current surf forecast for Archies at 9PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)--
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
Monday
30
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
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 (?)
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)121212121010121212121212121212555555555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23232322191814141414212121212124356684102827895113
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
10
W
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
20
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:43PM
2.16
5:13AM
2.85
5:44PM
2.36
6:06AM
2.95
6:30PM
2.55
6:48AM
3.00
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
Monday
30
Sunrise------5:56-------5:56-------5:56-
Sunset-5:53-------5:52-------5:52------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------------1----1-
Temp. °C282924221917161923242222212021242524242424222225
Feels °C (?)283019161211111520201819181718192221202121202122
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