Archies surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 30 Mar 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
26.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Archies today?

The current surf forecast for Archies at 6AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
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 (?)
0.9
ESE
0.7
E
0.7
ESE
1
E
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.7
E
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.8
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
1
E
1.1
E
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
Period(s) (?)555555555566545555555555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)422422476161463927302725353242464847374352455246
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:48AM
3.00
7:10PM
2.71
7:25AM
3.00
7:44PM
2.83
7:57AM
2.95
8:17PM
2.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:32AM
0.68
1:11PM
0.60
1:14AM
0.60
1:43PM
0.54
1:51AM
0.57
2:11PM
0.51
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise--5:56-------5:56-------5:58-----
Sunset-----5:51-------5:50-------5:49--
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-111--------------------
Temp. °C232222242424232321202123252524232322232525252423
Feels °C (?)212121211920192120192122232423222322222322222221
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