Friendly Beaches surf break

Friendly Beaches surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 11 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast 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
17.8° C
(Which is 2.1°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 6AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 11). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (11 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (11 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.7
S
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)14141414131313131414151414141414141488881414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)264257243232225222154151170183222154210207189192261265465347289337350346
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
25
W
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:56AM
1.08
4:16PM
0.86
2:51AM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:25AM
0.26
8:49PM
0.67
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise--6:31-------6:33-------6:33-----
Sunset-----5:42-------5:40-------5:38--
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------11----
Temp. °C98101214119899910111110111011101417161312
Feels °C (?)43378543533444454889111097
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