Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Archies today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Archies at 5AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Archies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 67 | 67 | 28 | 34 | 30 | 36 | 32 | 32 | 76 | 76 | 59 | 59 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 45 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:46PM2.43m | 5:56AM1.88m | 6:26PM2.57m | 6:36AM2.02m | 6:59PM2.71m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:30AM1.00m | 11:48AM0.83m | 1:02AM0.85m | 12:29PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  |  |  | | | | |  |  | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 25 | 67 | — | 16 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 12 | — | 76 | 59 | 59 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 45 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | — | N 13 | — | — | NE 12 | NE 16 | NE 16 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | — | 3 | — | — | 6 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 19 | — | 67 | 28 | 34 | 30 | 36 | 32 | 32 | 76 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 140 | 87 | 87 | 140 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 140 | 181 | 140 | 181 | 87 | 181 | 227 | 884 | 201 | 141 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Queensland North Coast | ||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia | ||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
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