Friendly Beaches surf break

Friendly Beaches surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 20 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 1.1°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 1PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (20 May)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (20 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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)
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
11
2.1
ENE
11
2.1
ENE
11
2
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.5
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
785
1024
1134
957
814
698
698
581
581
517
478
469
412
404
339
298
250
250
245
204
186
148
142
124
Wind (km/h)
10
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
W
5
E
5
NE
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
N
10
NW
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:06PM0.93m
10:51PM1.36m
1:08PM0.93m
11:51PM1.29m
2:05PM0.96m
00:52AM1.19m
Low Tide
5:20AM-0.06m
4:38PM0.63m
6:18AM-0.02m
5:45PM0.64m
7:14AM0.04m
6:57PM0.64m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:15
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:51
4:50
4:49
Temp °C
9
14
16
15
11
10
10
9
9
10
15
14
14
13
12
11
11
12
15
13
12
12
11
11
5
9
10
10
7
6
7
6
6
7
13
11
12
10
10
9
9
11
13
11
10
10
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
11
2.1
ENE
11
2.1
ENE
11
2
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
Energy kJ
785
1024
1134
957
814
698
698
581
581
517
478
469
412
404
339
298
250
250
245
204
186
148
142
98
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
Energy kJ
6
6
5
21
20
20
20
56
55
43
33
47
42
41
41
29
32
21
21
12
48
83
133
124
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
10
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
11
0.5
S
13
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
S
13
0.3
S
14
0.3
N
4
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
Energy kJ
4
25
24
19
22
78
140
91
55
33
2
19
14
14
14
14
12
7
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SW
4
0.9
SSW
5
1
S
6
1.2
SSW
7
1
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.5
N
3
0.4
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
4
0.7
NNE
4
Energy kJ
40
29
35
73
147
99
73
5
4
7
2
1
5
7
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
16
34
69
69
16
16
16
16
16
16
34
110
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
69
16
16
16
16
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
4
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
7
7
5
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