Archies Surf Forecast

/ QLD – North Coast (14 breaks) / Queensland (74 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Archies surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 26 May 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 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 8AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

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 Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Tuesday 26								Wednesday 27								Thursday 28
	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
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	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 12	ENE 12	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
Wave Graph
kJ	75	75	77	77	75	74	77	79	125	113	129	129	129	129	127	125	79	78	77	75	74	71	69	68
Wind (km/h)	SE	SSE	S	SSE	SE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ENE	E	NE	N	NNE	N	NNW	N	NNW	WNW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide			4:48AM2.45m				5:34PM2.51m				5:33AM2.41m				6:16PM2.65m				6:13AM2.37m				6:53PM2.75m
Low Tide	10:46PM1.00m				11:12AM0.69m				11:42PM0.94m				11:51AM0.62m				00:30AM0.89m				12:25PM0.57m


	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	—	—	5	1
Temp °C	21	20	20	21	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	21	18
Feels °C	22	21	21	22	22	22	23	23	23	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	21	20	20	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 12	ENE 12	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	ENE 11
kJ	75	75	77	77	75	74	77	79	125	113	129	129	129	129	127	125	79	78	77	75	74	71	16	68
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 5	ENE 4	E 5	E 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	—	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 4	N 8	N 8	N 8	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	E 5	ENE 11	N 5
kJ	3	4	11	11	7	7	—	2	12	13	13	9	9	8	8	1	1	1	4	9	7	2	69	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 8	N 8	—	—	—	N 8	—	—	—	NE 8	—	—	—	ENE 5	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	3	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	E 5	—	—	—	ENE 4	ENE 5	E 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	N 5	—	WNW 2
kJ	11	10	—	—	—	2	8	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	9	9	11	7	18	28	27	—	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	4	2	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	87	87	181	87	181	181	181	140	140	140	140	140	140	181	181	141	141	141	182	201	208	187	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2		3				3	3	3	3	3	3			4	3	3					3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	6	9	9	9	6	6	7	7	7	8	9	6	7	6	9	6	8	8	6

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