Friendly Beaches Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.01° S 148.28° E

Friendly Beaches 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 08 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Friendly Beaches sea temperature is
15.7°C
2.3° 

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


How big are the waves at Friendly Beaches today (08 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Friendly Beaches at 7PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Nov)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (08 Nov)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (08 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
13
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
5
1
SSE
5
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
10
0.9
E
7
1
E
9
1.6
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
111
101
74
69
51
38
40
40
66
86
150
596
783
841
703
569
484
453
445
414
354
293
246
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NE
20
NE
20
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
7:49AM1.21m
8:49PM0.89m
8:21AM1.22m
9:43PM0.87m
8:55AM1.23m
10:35PM0.86m
Low Tide
2:41PM0.25m
1:59AM0.50m
3:24PM0.20m
2:35AM0.56m
4:07PM0.18m
3:13AM0.60m
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5:41
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Temp °C
9
12
13
13
12
11
12
11
12
12
13
12
12
11
9
8
10
16
15
15
14
13
11
10
Feels °C
4
6
8
8
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
6
6
8
12
10
11
12
12
10
7
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