Archies 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 24.85° S 152.48° E

Issued: 9 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Archies sea temperature is

20.9°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 (16 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Archies at 3PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	6s
Afternoon (16 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	6s
Evening (16 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Fri night).
	Wednesday 16						Thursday 17								Friday 18
	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
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	ESE 4	ESE 6	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 5	E 5	E 4	E 4
Wave Graph
kJ	19	19	15	10	50	110	111	90	86	83	86	103	98	77	72	61	46	40	30	28	24	18
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WNW	NE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	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	on	on	on	on
High Tide			11:27AM2.44m				11:19PM2.06m				12:18PM2.31m				00:05AM1.86m					1:29PM2.20m
Low Tide	4:58AM0.65m				5:39PM1.02m				5:34AM0.80m				6:37PM1.20m				6:20AM0.96m					8:01PM1.31m


	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	22	23	21	20	19	18	17	17	18	19	19	18	18	19	18	18	20	20	20	19	18
Feels °C	14	21	21	17	15	14	12	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	13	12	13	15	16	16	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 16	NE 16	NE 16	ENE 9	NE 16	ENE 9	ENE 9	NE 15	NE 15	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14
kJ	19	19	15	10	5	5	6	5	5	5	10	10	10	8	10	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 8	—	NE 18	NE 18	NE 17	NE 16	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 16	NE 11	NE 10	NE 15	NE 10	NE 11	N 11	—	NE 14
kJ	6	6	5	5	3	—	12	12	12	10	5	5	5	10	5	4	8	4	5	2	—	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	NE 8	—	NE 8	E 8	—	—	N 18	NE 11	NE 11	—	N 11	N 11	NE 11	—	NE 15	NE 10	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	6	3	—	3	1	—	—	6	5	5	—	3	2	5	—	9	4	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	E 3	ESE 4	ESE 6	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 5	E 5	E 4	E 4
kJ	—	—	—	4	50	110	111	90	86	83	86	103	98	77	72	61	46	40	30	28	24	18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Agnes Waters QLD - North Coast	Agnes Waters QLD - North Coast	Anson Bay Norfolk Island	Anson Bay Norfolk Island	Aisling's Beach NSW - Far South	Mosquito Bay NSW - Far South	Angourie Point NSW - North Coast	Currumbin Point QLD - Gold Coast	Noosa - Boiling Pot QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - Boiling Pot QLD - Sunshine Coast	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Currumbin Point QLD - Gold Coast	Currumbin Point QLD - Gold Coast	National Park 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	Double Island Point - North Coast QLD - North Coast	Double Island Point - North Coast QLD - North Coast	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - Boiling Pot QLD - Sunshine Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	4	4	4	3	3	5	5	2	2	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	87	87	1598	1598	1378	1235	523	379	181	181	692	692	379	379	181	181	140	140	140	140	181	181
Best forecast wave conditions in Queensland North Coast	Double Island Point - East Side	Fraser Island - Indian Head															Double Island Point - North Coast	Double Island Point - North Coast	Double Island Point - North Coast	Double Island Point - North Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1															2	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Blackfellows SA - Eyre Peninsula	May's Point TAS - East Coast	Cobblestones WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Winkipop NSW - Sydney North Coast	Boomerang Beach (South) NSW - Port Macquarie	Blacknose Point VIC - Far West	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	3	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	4	8	5	7	6

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