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Friendly Beaches surf break

Friendly Beaches surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
15.7° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Friendly Beaches today?

The current surf forecast for Friendly Beaches at 10AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jan)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (16 Jan)5ft (1.6m)8s

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

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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
2
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!
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ENE
1.4
NE
1.5
ENE
1.4
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)888888888999999999101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2642332472352913103344324324534864634745616067539171171137615321563143414341286
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononononononononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:41AM
1.21
8:32PM
0.79
7:22AM
1.24
9:15PM
0.81
8:04AM
1.26
9:56PM
0.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:04AM
0.60
2:07PM
0.22
12:50AM
0.61
2:48PM
0.18
1:35AM
0.61
3:28PM
0.15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise--5:48-------5:50-------5:52-----
Sunset------8:42-------8:40-------8:40-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141414151515151414131415151514141514151616161616
Feels °C (?)111212121212121112111112121211121212121312131314
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