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/ QLD – North Coast (14 breaks) / Queensland (74 breaks) /
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Archies surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 AESTForecast 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
22.5° 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 9PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Archies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | |
24 | 32 | 31 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 29 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 107 | 63 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 235 | 83 | 296 | 296 | 136 | 171 | 175 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:07PM3.20m | 8:16AM2.57m | 8:53PM3.23m | 9:03AM2.46m | 9:42PM3.19m | 9:54AM2.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:39PM0.28m | 2:31AM0.51m | 2:22PM0.28m | 3:21AM0.55m | 3:06PM0.34m | 4:14AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 10 | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
 kJ | 24 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 23 | 36 | 36 | 20 | 107 | 23 | 85 | 26 | 85 | — | 83 | 196 | 200 | 30 | 171 | 175 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | ENE 10 | — | ENE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 20 | — | — | — | 35 | — | 63 | 26 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | 25 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 3 | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | — | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 26 | 235 | 44 | 296 | 296 | 136 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 379 | 384 | 384 | 181 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 181 | 208 | 384 | 181 | 208 | 208 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 0 |
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