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Friendly Beaches Surf Forecast
/ TAS – East Coast (46 breaks) / Tasmania (59 breaks) /
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Friendly Beaches surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 22 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 7PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Friendly Beaches. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | |
245 | 223 | 186 | 183 | 132 | 126 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 98 | 107 | 107 | 195 | 560 | 739 | 1116 | 1182 | 1290 | 1368 | 1412 | 1390 | 1345 | 1269 | 1144 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:05PM0.96m | 00:52AM1.19m | 2:57PM0.99m | 1:55AM1.09m | 3:42PM1.04m | 2:58AM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:57PM0.64m | 8:06AM0.11m | 8:11PM0.62m | 8:53AM0.18m | 9:24PM0.57m | 9:35AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — |
 | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:49 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:47 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 |
 kJ | 245 | 223 | 186 | 183 | 132 | 126 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 98 | 107 | 107 | 195 | 560 | 739 | 1116 | 1182 | 1290 | 1368 | 1412 | 1390 | 1345 | 1269 | 1144 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | ENE 14 | ENE 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | S 9 | S 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 21 | 12 | 44 | 83 | 129 | 77 | 74 | 68 | 65 | 63 | 31 | 79 | 81 | 17 | 72 | 13 | 12 | 79 | 69 | 146 | 134 | 112 | 100 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 14 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 20 | N 15 | — | NE 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | S 9 | SW 12 | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 11 | — | — | S 19 | S 20 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 14 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | — | 10 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 84 | 20 | — | — | 7 | 8 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 49 | 53 | 57 | 60 | 82 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 34 | 93 | 110 | 110 | 40 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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