Archies surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 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
25.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Archies today?

The current surf forecast for Archies at 4AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (22 Apr)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.7
E
0.8
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
SE
0.8
ESE
0.9
SE
0.8
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
SE
0.9
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
Period(s) (?)555455544544544555444444
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)404433322327171737303227272924524735192932343042
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
25
SE
30
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:42PM
2.90
12:02PM
2.10
12:56AM
2.75
1:33PM
1.99
2:19AM
2.67
3:07PM
2.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:57PM
0.66
6:18AM
0.95
5:59PM
0.85
7:41AM
1.04
7:20PM
1.00
9:08AM
1.02
Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise----6:07-------6:07-------6:07---
Sunset-------5:29-------5:28-------5:28
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232221201821232222222120192123222121201818222222
Feels °C (?)181918171618191818191817171818171617171515181717
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