Friendly Beaches Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.01° S 148.28° E

Friendly Beaches 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Friendly Beaches sea temperature is
13.8° C
1.5° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Friendly Beaches at 7AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (21 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (21 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.6
NE
8
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
9
0.4
S
15
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
0.6
S
16
0.9
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
174
145
120
96
93
79
54
79
36
45
42
43
75
70
71
239
230
69
235
194
196
162
170
132
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
25
WNW
20
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:16AM0.76m
2:29PM1.11m
4:21AM0.76m
3:18PM1.12m
5:16AM0.78m
4:06PM1.14m
Low Tide
7:47AM0.60m
9:57PM0.33m
8:39AM0.63m
10:48PM0.31m
9:33AM0.63m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
10
8
13
15
15
12
10
10
10
9
11
13
12
10
10
9
7
8
11
15
15
11
10
Feels °C
9
7
6
9
11
12
9
7
6
4
4
4
5
6
5
5
5
3
5
7
12
12
8
6
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