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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 3 am Friday 01 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
23.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Archies today?
The current surf forecast for Archies at 10AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Archies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | |
73 | 73 | 73 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 58 | 41 | 28 | 29 | 43 | 49 | 62 | 65 | 58 | 69 | 94 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 67 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | 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 | |
High Tide | 7:52AM2.57m | 8:22PM2.93m | 8:22AM2.49m | 8:53PM2.93m | 8:52AM2.39m | 9:26PM2.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:05AM0.71m | 2:00PM0.49m | 2:39AM0.75m | 2:28PM0.52m | 3:13AM0.81m | 2:57PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
 kJ | 73 | 73 | 34 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 31 | 17 | 12 | 58 | 41 | 28 | 3 | 33 | 36 | 38 | 58 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 13 | ENE 9 | NE 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | NE 10 | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | 73 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | 30 | 30 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 58 | 69 | 94 | — | — | 27 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 13 | NE 13 | N 13 | — | N 13 | — | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 7 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SSE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 53 | 56 | 12 | 44 | 40 | 34 | 29 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 49 | 62 | 65 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 35 | 28 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 384 | 384 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 384 | 437 | 384 | 384 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 |
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