Archies 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 24.85° S 152.48° E

Issued: 9 am 20 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 (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Archies at 1PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (20 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SE by Wed night).
	Monday 20						Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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
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
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	119	110	129	135	169	140	160	173	170	163	116	157	209	109	83	83	83	83	163	225	153	149
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				1:01PM2.20m				1:03AM2.27m				2:05PM2.17m				1:58AM2.07m				3:14PM2.19m
Low Tide	6:42AM0.69m				6:53PM0.99m					7:29AM0.77m				7:58PM1.16m				8:23AM0.84m				9:19PM1.26m


	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—
mm	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Feels °C	12	13	13	12	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	16	16	17	17	17	17	16	16	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9
kJ	103	103	129	135	169	140	160	173	170	163	116	157	209	109	83	83	83	83	163	225	153	149
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	—	—	—	—	ENE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	4	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	SE 4	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	—	—	SE 3	SSE 2
kJ	119	110	95	110	111	133	125	103	95	85	69	52	19	51	42	41	33	25	—	—	3	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Greenmount QLD - Gold Coast	Greenmount QLD - Gold Coast	Greenmount QLD - Gold Coast	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - Boiling Pot QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - Boiling Pot QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - Boiling Pot QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - Boiling Pot QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - Boiling Pot QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - Boiling Pot QLD - Sunshine Coast	Double Island Point - North Coast QLD - North Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	4	4	2	2	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	2	2	2
Distance (km)	517	517	517	517	437	437	384	384	384	181	181	181	181	181	181	181	181	181	181	181	181	140
Best forecast wave conditions in Queensland North Coast																						Double Island Point - North Coast
Rating (10 max)																						2
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Jongensfontein South Africa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cow Bombie Australia
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	6	6	5

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