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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 9 pm Monday 18 May 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
22.3° C
(Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Archies today?
The current surf forecast for Archies at 3AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Archies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon night, fresh winds from the SE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | |
168 | 168 | 168 | 171 | 175 | 200 | 204 | 204 | 185 | 182 | 133 | 130 | 104 | 90 | 88 | 65 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:42PM3.19m | 9:54AM2.32m | 10:35PM3.08m | 10:51AM2.18m | 11:34PM2.93m | 12:00PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:14AM0.62m | 3:55PM0.46m | 5:11AM0.72m | 4:48PM0.61m | 6:13AM0.81m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 |
25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
 kJ | 168 | 168 | 168 | 171 | 175 | 200 | 204 | 204 | 185 | 182 | 133 | 130 | 104 | 90 | 88 | 65 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | E 6 | E 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 2 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 96 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 187 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 89 | 0 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 140 | 140 | 87 | 89 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 379 | 424 |
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