Archies surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 31 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
25.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Archies today?

The current surf forecast for Archies at 11PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)--
Afternoon (31 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (31 Mar)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
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 (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
E
0.9
ENE
1.1
ESE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1.2
E
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)544555555555558555588888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2919233431272946515240527570118596768641699913716999
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
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
cross-
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
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:44PM
2.83
7:57AM
2.95
8:17PM
2.90
8:26AM
2.86
8:48PM
2.93
8:54AM
2.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:43PM
0.54
1:51AM
0.57
2:11PM
0.51
2:25AM
0.59
2:38PM
0.51
2:58AM
0.66
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise------5:58-------5:58-------5:58-
Sunset-5:50-------5:49-------5:47------
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--11--------------------
Temp. °C262524232222222525252423232322242424242323232124
Feels °C (?)242323232222222322222221212019202020222122212022
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