Archies surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 04 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
23.3° 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 4PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (04 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (04 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
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
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
55
56
67
139
184
194
161
109
161
158
105
79
78
133
99
85
71
82
68
68
68
67
39
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
15
S
15
S
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:23AM2.28m
10:01PM2.82m
9:58AM2.16m
10:41PM2.73m
10:41AM2.03m
11:26PM2.63m
Low Tide
3:27PM0.65m
4:28AM0.96m
4:01PM0.75m
5:14AM1.05m
4:40PM0.88m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:13
6:13
6:13
6:13
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5:20
5:19
5:19
5:17
Temp °C
19
22
24
24
23
22
21
20
20
22
23
24
23
22
22
20
19
22
24
24
22
21
21
19
18
22
24
23
23
22
22
20
20
22
22
23
23
22
23
20
18
22
22
23
21
20
22
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
Energy kJ
55
55
56
67
139
184
194
161
109
161
158
105
79
78
133
99
85
71
82
68
68
68
67
39
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.5
E
4
0.4
E
5
Energy kJ
12
18
15
15
1
1
1
9
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
E
6
0.3
SSE
3
0.5
E
6
0.4
SE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.2
SSE
2
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
4
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.5
ESE
3
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.5
SE
4
Energy kJ
4
18
2
18
2
3
1
1
3
2
15
13
9
1
2
1
6
11
12
10
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
181
181
181
181
181
181
140
89
140
140
140
140
140
140
87
140
140
140
140
140
140
140
140
89
Best forecast wave conditions in Queensland North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
9
9
9
6
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