Archies 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 24.85° S 152.48° E

Issued: 3 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Archies sea temperature is

18.7° C

Archies surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Archies today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 5s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Archies at 7AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	5s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (20 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue night, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Wed night).
	Monday 20								Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 5	ENE 10	ENE 10	ESE 5	ENE 9	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	103	75	103	156	126	132	169	154	202	210	170	163	160	157	209	109	83	81	197	166	81	159	153	146
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	00:16AM2.49m					1:01PM2.20m				1:03AM2.27m				2:05PM2.17m				1:58AM2.07m				3:14PM2.19m
Low Tide			6:42AM0.69m				6:53PM0.99m					7:29AM0.77m				7:58PM1.16m				8:23AM0.84m				9:19PM1.26m


	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—
mm	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	19	20	20	19	19
Feels °C	13	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	13	13	14	14	14	14	16	16	17	17	18	17	18	17	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9
kJ	78	75	103	38	126	132	169	154	202	210	170	163	160	157	209	109	83	81	197	166	81	159	58	146
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	ENE 6	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 6	—	—	—	—	ENE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	1	14	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	SE 4	E 5	E 5	E 5	SE 3	—	E 5	—	ENE 9	SSE 2
kJ	103	74	80	156	117	106	111	129	138	122	95	74	59	54	22	51	51	43	2	—	21	—	153	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Wategos NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Greenmount QLD - Gold Coast	Greenmount QLD - Gold Coast	Greenmount QLD - Gold Coast	Greenmount QLD - Gold Coast	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - Boiling Pot QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - Boiling Pot QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - Boiling Pot QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - Boiling Pot QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - Boiling Pot QLD - Sunshine Coast	Double Island Point - North Coast QLD - North Coast	Double Island Point - North Coast QLD - North Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	2	2	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2
Distance (km)	692	645	517	517	517	437	437	384	384	384	384	181	181	181	181	181	181	181	181	181	181	181	140	140
Best forecast wave conditions in Queensland North Coast																							Double Island Point - North Coast	Double Island Point - North Coast
Rating (10 max)																							2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	2	4	5
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Papatowai New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Van Stadens Mouth South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Injidup Carpark Australia	Bancoora Australia
Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	7	6	5	5

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