Archies surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 25 May 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
21.7° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Archies today?

The current surf forecast for Archies at 12AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)--
Afternoon (26 May)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (26 May)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
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
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
70
74
77
75
75
77
77
75
74
77
79
125
125
129
129
129
129
127
125
125
123
119
90
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
15
SE
10
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:45PM2.36m
4:48AM2.45m
5:34PM2.51m
5:33AM2.41m
6:16PM2.65m
6:13AM2.37m
Low Tide
10:27AM0.76m
10:46PM1.00m
11:12AM0.69m
11:42PM0.94m
11:51AM0.62m
00:30AM0.89m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:08
5:08
5:08
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Temp °C
22
22
22
21
20
20
20
21
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
21
21
22
21
20
20
21
21
22
22
23
23
22
22
23
22
23
22
24
24
23
23
23
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
Energy kJ
69
70
74
77
75
75
77
77
75
74
77
79
125
125
129
129
129
129
127
125
125
123
119
90
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
5
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
NE
11
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
8
3
12
2
2
20
10
11
7
12
11
13
9
9
9
9
5
1
1
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
2
0.4
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.2
SSE
2
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.2
NNE
2
0.3
NE
4
0.2
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
4
Energy kJ
1
8
11
11
9
10
1
7
8
3
3
1
3
1
4
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
181
181
140
181
181
181
140
140
140
140
181
140
140
140
87
140
140
140
140
141
141
141
141
89
Best forecast wave conditions in Queensland North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
9
6
7
9
6
8
9
9
9
6
6
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