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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 Monday 27 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
24.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Archies today?
The current surf forecast for Archies at 10AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Archies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | |
71 | 71 | 71 | 94 | 96 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 71 | 62 | 64 | 62 | 56 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 74 | 64 | 64 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:32AM2.73m | 6:05PM2.57m | 6:14AM2.73m | 6:43PM2.72m | 6:50AM2.70m | 7:18PM2.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18PM0.88m | 11:58AM0.67m | 00:09AM0.78m | 12:33PM0.59m | 00:52AM0.72m | 1:04PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
 kJ | 71 | 71 | 71 | 94 | 96 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 30 | 71 | 62 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 19 | 20 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 61 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 17 | N 17 | N 16 | ENE 9 | E 6 | N 12 | N 17 | — | N 11 | N 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | N 16 | N 16 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 70 | 23 | 3 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 45 | 45 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 5 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 17 | — | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 11 | — | N 15 | N 15 | — | — | N 16 | N 16 | N 10 | N 16 | N 16 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 55 | 53 | 56 | 64 | 64 | 45 | 50 | 44 | 54 | 29 | 29 | 61 | 64 | 62 | 56 | 44 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 44 | 74 | 64 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 384 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 384 | 437 | 384 | 384 | 384 |
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