Friendly Beaches surf break

Friendly Beaches surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 26 Apr 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
16.7° 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 11AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (26 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (26 Apr)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
5
0.2
S
15
0.7
N
5
0.8
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.5
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.3
S
9
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
19
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
1.1
N
6
1.3
N
6
0.9
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
17
22
27
56
117
87
51
31
15
26
26
26
31
19
30
31
30
28
57
54
72
111
52
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
W
5
W
10
W
0
SSW
10
ENE
15
ENE
5
NE
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
3:19AM1.12m
5:02PM1.01m
4:20AM1.06m
5:39PM1.06m
5:18AM1.00m
6:12PM1.10m
Low Tide
10:19AM0.18m
10:35PM0.56m
11:01AM0.24m
11:34PM0.49m
11:39AM0.30m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
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6:48
6:50
6:50
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5:20
5:17
5:16
Temp °C
18
16
16
22
25
23
20
17
15
15
14
17
19
16
15
14
13
12
11
14
21
19
18
16
15
13
13
19
21
20
18
15
14
14
13
16
16
14
15
14
11
10
9
12
17
16
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.7
N
6
1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
Energy kJ
19
17
16
16
16
9
10
51
31
15
26
26
26
31
19
30
28
22
13
20
20
31
69
52
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
19
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
17
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
1
4
4
19
18
15
16
15
14
12
12
12
11
5
28
57
54
53
52
51
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.3
NE
7
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
5
5
4
4
4
16
31
30
4
4
4
4
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.8
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.5
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
1
NNW
5
0.2
WSW
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
SSW
8
0.5
W
3
0.7
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.3
N
6
Energy kJ
24
16
22
27
56
117
87
48
1
2
3
11
5
30
72
111
105
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
93
93
110
110
110
16
16
110
110
110
110
110
110
135
110
34
93
34
34
93
34
93
16
34
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
7
9
9
8
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
5
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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