Archies surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 13 Apr 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
25.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Archies today?

The current surf forecast for Archies at 1PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (13 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (13 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
0.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)1414141414141313131355555666667666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17017317517312912512011667665173745243432326574850524225
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:19AM
2.68
5:48PM
2.41
5:59AM
2.80
6:25PM
2.65
6:37AM
2.89
7:02PM
2.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:48AM
0.84
11:45PM
0.85
12:21PM
0.67
12:28AM
0.68
12:54PM
0.51
1:11AM
0.54
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
Sunrise6:03-------6:03-------6:03-------
Sunset---5:37-------5:36-------5:36----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C162125252423212121242525232323222223242423232222
Feels °C (?)111722222324212120212222202021202121222221222122
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