Archies surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 AEST
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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
21.9° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)

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

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Archies at 3AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (28 May)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (28 May)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
164
125
123
121
77
75
74
71
69
68
47
46
45
44
42
43
43
44
43
42
42
42
27
26
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:16PM2.65m
6:13AM2.37m
6:53PM2.75m
6:49AM2.33m
7:28PM2.83m
7:24AM2.29m
Low Tide
00:30AM0.89m
12:25PM0.57m
1:11AM0.86m
12:58PM0.54m
1:49AM0.83m
1:29PM0.52m
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:08
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
22
21
22
22
23
23
21
18
16
15
15
19
22
23
21
19
17
17
16
20
22
23
24
24
23
22
22
20
21
21
19
14
12
11
10
13
18
20
19
17
14
14
12
15
18
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.6
NNW
5
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
Energy kJ
164
125
123
121
77
75
74
71
69
68
21
46
45
44
42
43
43
44
43
42
42
42
27
26
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.4
ENE
11
0.5
N
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.2
NNW
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
5
2
2
47
14
10
6
5
18
5
5
6
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
1
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
3
1
N
4
1
N
5
0.8
N
5
1
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
NW
5
0.3
W
2
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
Energy kJ
5
36
43
30
51
41
3
5
5
6
3
7
1
3
3
4
4
3
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
8
140
141
141
187
208
183
141
0
0
8
8
8
206
87
0
87
87
87
87
89
87
87
87
Best forecast wave conditions in Queensland North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
7
6
6
8
9
9
7
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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