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Archies surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 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
27.3° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Archies today?

The current surf forecast for Archies at 5PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)--
Afternoon (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 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 (?)
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.4
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.5
ENE
1.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)888888888744774477766675
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)433436322423222222211010111066151515141482755
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:24PM
2.10
6:20AM
2.73
6:14PM
2.14
6:59AM
2.86
6:56PM
2.21
7:33AM
2.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:06PM
1.33
11:32PM
0.95
12:54PM
1.21
12:15AM
0.88
1:32PM
1.09
12:54AM
0.80
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise------5:13-------5:13-------5:13-
Sunset-6:44-------6:44-------6:44------
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clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
------------111--1----22
Temp. °C282725252423242627272626252525272728272626262627
Feels °C (?)282523252524252626272728272827282931302828292929
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