Friendly Beaches surf break

Friendly Beaches surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 23 May 2026 AEST
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Friendly Beaches surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Friendly Beaches sea temperature is
15.7° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Friendly Beaches today?

The current surf forecast for Friendly Beaches at 12PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (23 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (23 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
13
1.3
ENE
13
1.6
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
2
ENE
12
2
ENE
12
2.1
ENE
12
2.2
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
12
2.1
ENE
12
2.1
ENE
12
2
ENE
12
1.9
ENE
12
1.9
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
96
96
76
107
83
195
560
739
826
1182
1182
1311
1581
1532
1345
1269
1096
980
980
923
833
833
784
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
0
NNW
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
2:57PM0.99m
1:55AM1.09m
3:42PM1.04m
2:58AM1.00m
4:21PM1.08m
Low Tide
8:06AM0.11m
8:11PM0.62m
8:53AM0.18m
9:24PM0.57m
9:35AM0.26m
10:30PM0.51m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:16
7:16
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:49
4:49
4:47
4:46
Temp °C
14
15
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
17
16
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
12
12
13
12
13
13
13
15
16
16
15
14
14
13
11
11
11
12
12
13
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
13
1.3
ENE
13
1.6
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
2
ENE
12
2
ENE
12
2.1
ENE
12
2.2
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
12
2.1
ENE
12
2.1
ENE
12
2
ENE
12
1.9
ENE
12
1.9
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
Energy kJ
96
96
96
76
107
83
195
560
739
826
1182
1182
1311
1581
1532
1345
1269
1096
980
980
923
833
833
784
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.4
ENE
14
0.7
ENE
10
0.3
S
10
1.2
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.3
S
8
0.4
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
Energy kJ
74
68
65
63
31
79
81
17
99
68
12
78
107
146
131
112
100
94
60
37
36
33
18
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
19
0.1
N
15
0.1
NE
16
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
17
0.4
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
15
Energy kJ
6
7
5
10
22
22
17
14
13
22
23
13
8
7
32
28
20
17
16
16
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
4
0.8
NE
4
1
NE
5
1.2
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.8
SSE
4
Energy kJ
10
22
41
61
69
69
86
103
5
9
9
9
7
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
34
93
110
110
34
34
16
16
16
16
34
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
34
34
34
16
16
16
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
4
4
4
4
4
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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