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Friendly Beaches surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia
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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
16.9° C
(Which is 1.8°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 5PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (02 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Friendly Beaches. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | |
149 | 149 | 168 | 210 | 318 | 359 | 337 | 324 | 433 | 669 | 885 | 1185 | 980 | 1002 | 1107 | 866 | 764 | 872 | 1290 | 1245 | 1005 | 780 | 665 | 606 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:55AM0.87m | 8:14PM1.19m | 9:47AM0.86m | 8:48PM1.19m | 10:39AM0.84m | 9:25PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:55PM0.55m | 3:22AM0.22m | 2:31PM0.59m | 4:05AM0.20m | 3:09PM0.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | |
— | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
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Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 9 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
14 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 359 | 337 | 324 | 433 | 669 | 7 | 7 | 980 | 17 | 17 | 866 | 764 | 872 | 1290 | 1245 | 1005 | 780 | 665 | 606 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 15 | NE 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 17 |
8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 37 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 91 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 15 | NE 14 | E 14 | E 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | S 14 | S 15 | — | — | S 14 | — | — | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 17 | SSW 13 |
— | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 66 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
149 | 149 | 168 | 210 | 318 | — | — | — | — | — | 885 | 1185 | — | 1002 | 1107 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 110 | 93 | 34 | 34 | 110 | 110 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 34 | 34 | 93 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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