Archies surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 08 Mar 2026 AEST
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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
27.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Archies today?

The current surf forecast for Archies at 7PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm March 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Mar)--
Afternoon (08 Mar)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (08 Mar)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
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 (?)
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.6
N
0.3
NE
0.2
E
1
N
1
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1.5
SE
1.2
SE
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
1
ESE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.8
ESE
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)77757866775688810101059910410
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)32324121966979127114126116685135583831443529302239
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
10
NW
10
N
5
NNW
15
SSE
15
S
5
SE
10
SSE
20
SSE
50
SE
40
SE
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
20
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:57AM
2.46
11:42PM
2.55
11:32AM
2.25
12:36AM
2.43
12:18PM
2.05
1:49AM
2.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:14PM
0.86
5:50AM
1.24
5:51PM
1.00
6:48AM
1.41
6:39PM
1.14
8:16AM
1.51
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise------5:48-------5:48-------5:48-
Sunset-6:14-------6:13-------6:12------
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
58918442673535561------------
Temp. °C242425242322222424242323222222252626252424232426
Feels °C (?)262829282523252826201922212222242524232425232425
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