Archies surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 19 Apr 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
25.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Archies today?

The current surf forecast for Archies at 2AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
ENE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.8
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
E
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
ESE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.7
ESE
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)544544545555544455445544
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)171316151012161935313224161817395441272216111925
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:48PM
3.17
10:00AM
2.52
10:40PM
3.05
10:53AM
2.30
11:42PM
2.90
12:02PM
2.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:13AM
0.63
4:06PM
0.48
5:10AM
0.79
4:57PM
0.66
6:18AM
0.95
Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise----6:05-------6:05-------6:07---
Sunset-------5:30-------5:30-------5:29
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242323222123232322222119182123232222202018212222
Feels °C (?)222121212021201918181817161919181719171716191818
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