Archies surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 01 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
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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Light 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
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.9
E
4
1
E
5
1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
0.5
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
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
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:11
6:11
6:11
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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)
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.8
E
5
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.1
N
12
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.8
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
Energy 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)
0.1
NE
13
0.7
ENE
9
0.1
NE
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.4
NE
10
Energy kJ
7
73
7
3
3
30
30
3
3
4
58
69
94
27
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.3
ENE
6
Energy kJ
4
7
3
3
3
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
0.6
SSE
4
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.6
ESE
4
0.9
E
4
1
E
5
1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.8
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
Energy 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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
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
Best forecast wave conditions in Queensland North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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