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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 9 am Wednesday 13 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
22.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Archies today?
The current surf forecast for Archies at 1PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (13 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Archies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 6 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | |
105 | 97 | 78 | 85 | 78 | 59 | 73 | 97 | 81 | 116 | 101 | 71 | 68 | 70 | 68 | 97 | 105 | 87 | 44 | 31 | 41 | 39 | 57 | 51 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 5:20AM2.62m | 5:56PM2.71m | 6:05AM2.66m | 6:39PM2.93m | 6:48AM2.67m | 7:22PM3.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38AM0.58m | 00:05AM0.72m | 12:18PM0.44m | 00:54AM0.60m | 12:58PM0.34m | 1:42AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 |
 | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | 5:13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | ENE 7 | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
 kJ | — | 5 | 28 | 18 | 44 | 59 | 73 | — | 44 | — | — | 23 | 68 | 70 | 68 | 97 | 105 | 87 | 44 | 31 | 41 | 39 | 57 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 105 | 97 | 78 | 85 | 78 | 48 | 48 | 97 | 81 | 116 | 101 | 71 | 44 | 32 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 4 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 384 | 597 | 181 | 437 | 181 | 384 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 140 | 140 | 181 | 140 |
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