Friendly Beaches Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.01° S 148.28° E

Friendly Beaches 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Friendly Beaches sea temperature is
13.8°C
1.2° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Friendly Beaches at 4AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (03 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (03 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
8
0.5
S
15
1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
E
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
2
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.3
E
8
1.6
S
6
1.6
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
91
107
113
142
169
126
186
394
522
621
567
537
448
366
217
213
247
180
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
E
5
E
10
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
S
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:55AM0.88m
12:52PM1.25m
3:04AM0.88m
1:57PM1.24m
Low Tide
7:14PM0.12m
6:33AM0.62m
8:19PM0.11m
7:41AM0.63m
9:21PM0.10m
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Temp °C
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
11
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
10
11
10
8
8
7
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9
7
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