Archies surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 AEST
Forecast 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
26.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Archies today?

The current surf forecast for Archies at 6AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (26 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (26 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
Period(s) (?)101111111111111111111010101212121210101012121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17013017014013813810710566444242352323232319191814141414
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
15
E
5
SE
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
10
NE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglassglasscrossglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:40AM
2.67
3:17PM
2.03
4:06AM
2.73
4:43PM
2.16
5:13AM
2.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:33PM
1.01
9:28AM
1.17
9:09PM
1.05
10:55AM
1.03
10:36PM
0.96
11:53AM
0.85
Wed
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise----5:54-------5:56-------5:56---
Sunset-------5:54-------5:53-------5:52
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------1--------
Temp. °C252424232224252525252424232628282522191716192323
Feels °C (?)252528262527262525262324242628282216131111152020
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