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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 am Wednesday 06 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
23.2° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Archies today?
The current surf forecast for Archies at 6AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Archies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 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 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | |
121 | 117 | 106 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 100 | 78 | 78 | 65 | 56 | 55 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:41PM2.73m | 10:41AM2.03m | 11:26PM2.63m | 11:35AM1.92m | 00:22AM2.53m | 12:51PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:14AM1.05m | 4:40PM0.88m | 6:07AM1.11m | 5:27PM1.01m | 7:10AM1.14m | 6:30PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 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 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
 kJ | 121 | 117 | 106 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 100 | 78 | 78 | 65 | 56 | 55 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | — | — | — | E 6 | ENE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 2 | — | — | — | S 2 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 32 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 89 | 89 | 140 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 8 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 197 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 181 | 140 |
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