Archies surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 15 May 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
22.6° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Archies today?

The current surf forecast for Archies at 6AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (16 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (16 May)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
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
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
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.6
E
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
31
51
42
31
25
24
43
40
29
10
17
20
19
23
36
35
100
322
90
131
107
278
278
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
E
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:22PM3.10m
7:32AM2.64m
8:07PM3.20m
8:16AM2.57m
8:53PM3.23m
9:03AM2.46m
Low Tide
1:42AM0.53m
1:39PM0.28m
2:31AM0.51m
2:22PM0.28m
3:21AM0.55m
3:06PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:12
1
1
1
2
4
5
4
3
2
2
Temp °C
21
20
20
18
18
21
22
22
22
20
20
20
20
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
18
17
19
16
16
20
21
21
21
19
19
20
20
21
22
23
22
22
22
21
20
22
22
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
6
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
E
4
0.6
E
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
NE
10
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
Energy kJ
31
17
51
42
31
25
24
3
3
29
10
17
20
15
23
17
17
100
136
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.4
NE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
Energy kJ
4
3
2
6
2
8
3
2
7
9
8
11
19
36
35
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
8
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
ENE
7
Energy kJ
2
3
2
3
7
8
3
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.6
E
6
1.4
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
Energy kJ
39
31
2
3
4
4
2
43
40
1
2
2
3
2
22
322
90
131
107
278
278
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
4
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
181
181
140
140
181
181
181
181
181
181
181
181
181
379
384
384
384
384
384
384
208
590
590
631
Best forecast wave conditions in Queensland North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
3
5
4
5
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Archies surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest