Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Friendly Beaches today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Friendly Beaches at 9PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Friendly Beaches. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | N 7 | N 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | S 9 | S 16 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 211 | 166 | 610 | 517 | 730 | 640 | 531 | 357 | 294 | 372 | 279 | 206 | 123 | 138 | 103 | 102 | 226 | 288 | 329 | 587 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:50AM0.79m | 12:48PM1.09m | 2:55AM0.79m | 1:39PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:21PM0.32m | 6:20AM0.63m | 8:17PM0.32m | 7:12AM0.66m | 9:11PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | N 7 | N 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | 211 | 166 | 610 | 517 | 730 | 640 | 531 | 357 | 294 | 372 | 279 | 206 | 123 | 58 | 103 | 102 | 146 | 222 | 260 | 298 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | N 3 | NE 13 | N 8 | N 3 | NE 13 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 13 | E 13 | N 8 | S 15 | S 15 | N 7 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | S 16 | S 17 |
| kJ | 102 | 97 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 42 | 104 | 104 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 329 | 587 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | S 18 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 8 | N 3 | N 5 | E 15 | E 15 | E 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | NNE 4 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | N 8 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 98 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | — | SSW 4 | W 4 | N 5 | N 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 5 | NNW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | W 4 | N 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 23 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 50 | 144 | 102 | 9 | 138 | 9 | 132 | 226 | 288 | 838 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 34 | 131 | 182 | 182 | 34 | 529 | 559 | 559 | 114 | 483 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 34 |
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