Archies surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 05 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
23.3° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Archies today?

The current surf forecast for Archies at 12PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (05 May)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
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
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
161
164
161
158
158
105
78
78
75
85
104
118
68
68
68
106
78
78
65
65
55
37
36
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
20
ESE
10
SE
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
WSW
20
SSW
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:01PM2.82m
9:58AM2.16m
10:41PM2.73m
10:41AM2.03m
11:26PM2.63m
11:35AM1.92m
Low Tide
4:28AM0.96m
4:01PM0.75m
5:14AM1.05m
4:40PM0.88m
6:07AM1.11m
5:27PM1.01m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
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6:13
6:13
6:13
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5:19
5:19
5:17
1
2
1
Temp °C
21
20
20
23
24
24
23
22
21
20
20
22
24
24
22
22
22
20
20
21
23
24
23
21
22
21
20
23
24
23
23
23
22
20
20
21
23
23
20
21
24
21
21
22
25
26
23
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
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
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
Energy kJ
103
161
164
161
158
158
105
78
78
75
85
104
118
68
68
68
106
78
78
65
65
55
37
36
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.4
SSW
2
Energy kJ
13
4
3
6
4
2
6
7
8
6
1
6
102
9
10
7
3
2
1
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
140
140
140
140
140
140
140
140
87
140
140
140
140
140
140
140
87
87
87
87
0
89
87
87
Best forecast wave conditions in Queensland North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
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