Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Friendly Beaches today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Friendly Beaches at 9PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Friendly Beaches. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 284 | 150 | 193 | 240 | 287 | 282 | 278 | 264 | 196 | 189 | 149 | 126 | 134 | 175 | 228 | 202 | 263 | 263 | 303 | 308 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:12PM1.14m | 12:38PM1.06m | 00:10AM1.01m | 1:20PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19PM0.53m | 5:59AM0.18m | 6:27PM0.51m | 6:38AM0.28m | 7:36PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 284 | 150 | 193 | 240 | 287 | 282 | 278 | 264 | 196 | 189 | 149 | 112 | 108 | 175 | 228 | 202 | 263 | 263 | 303 | 308 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SE 17 | SE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | NE 13 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | N 5 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 29 | 86 | 81 | 75 | 73 | 105 | 103 | 100 | 98 | 137 | 131 | 126 | 134 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 73 | 71 | 25 | 70 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | N 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 14 | NE 14 | ESE 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 14 | S 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 57 | 57 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 46 | 121 | 76 | 72 | 49 | 48 | 31 | 71 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 3 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 2 | N 3 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 65 | 67 | 54 | 25 | 25 | 55 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 34 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 34 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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