Archies 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 24.85° S 152.48° E

Issued: 3 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Archies sea temperature is

18.7° C

Archies surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Archies today (28 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Archies at 6PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (28 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	6s
Evening (28 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 28				Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	13	12	12	15	15	12	12	19	19	19	25	25	25	20	21	21	21	20	19	12
Wind (km/h)	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	SW	SW	SW	SSW	NE	NNE	N	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				7:58PM2.85m				8:03AM2.17m				8:28PM2.93m				8:36AM2.26m				8:59PM2.97m
Low Tide		1:25PM0.55m				2:28AM0.67m				1:59PM0.47m				2:57AM0.57m				2:33PM0.41m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:23	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	19	19	18	18	17	19	20	20	20	19	18	16	15	17	20	20	18	18
Feels °C	17	17	17	18	19	18	17	19	18	18	19	19	17	13	12	13	15	15	15	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7
kJ	13	12	12	12	15	12	12	19	19	19	25	25	25	20	21	21	21	20	19	12
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 15	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13
kJ	3	3	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 12	—	—	E 15	—	E 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 8
kJ	—	3	—	—	4	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 3	E 4
kJ	—	—	—	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Fraser Island - Maheno Wreck QLD - North Coast	Fraser Island - Waddy Point QLD - North Coast	Double Island Point - North Coast QLD - North Coast	Noosa - Johnsons QLD - Sunshine Coast	Peregian Creek QLD - Sunshine Coast	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Fraser Island - Maheno Wreck QLD - North Coast	Fraser Island - Maheno Wreck QLD - North Coast	Fraser Island - Maheno Wreck QLD - North Coast	Fraser Island - Maheno Wreck QLD - North Coast	Fraser Island - Maheno Wreck QLD - North Coast	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay QLD - Sunshine Coast	Double Island Point - East Side QLD - North Coast	Fraser Island - Maheno Wreck QLD - North Coast	Fraser Island - Maheno Wreck QLD - North Coast	Fraser Island - Maheno Wreck QLD - North Coast	Fraser Island - Waddy Point QLD - North Coast	Double Island Point - North Coast QLD - North Coast	Noosa - Boiling Pot QLD - Sunshine Coast	Double Island Point - North Coast QLD - North Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	89	89	140	181	190	374	89	89	89	89	89	181	141	89	89	89	89	140	181	140
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1				1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1		1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	3	3	5	5	5	5	5	5	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	7	5	4	4	4	4	4

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