Friendly Beaches surf break

Friendly Beaches surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 01 May 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
17.1° C
(Which is 1.9°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 9AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (01 May)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (01 May)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.2
NE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.9
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
2.1
NE
9
2.3
NE
9
3
NE
9
3
NE
9
3.5
NE
9
3
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
96
88
94
127
145
137
141
145
127
149
189
210
312
416
392
369
446
625
904
1433
1601
1984
1644
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
25
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
0
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
glassy
High Tide
8:02AM0.89m
7:42PM1.19m
8:55AM0.87m
8:14PM1.19m
9:47AM0.86m
8:48PM1.19m
Low Tide
1:58AM0.29m
1:20PM0.49m
2:40AM0.25m
1:55PM0.55m
3:22AM0.22m
2:31PM0.59m
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
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6:54
6:54
6:56
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5:13
5:10
5:09
2
Temp °C
19
19
19
23
25
25
22
19
18
17
16
19
20
18
17
17
17
17
16
21
23
23
19
15
17
17
17
20
21
22
19
17
15
15
15
18
18
17
16
15
15
15
14
18
20
22
18
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
1.8
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
2.1
NE
9
2.3
NE
9
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
9
3
NE
9
3
NE
10
Energy kJ
18
40
40
40
38
37
16
15
15
15
14
14
4
4
9
9
369
446
625
904
7
2
1691
1644
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
5
4
1
1
5
4
8
8
8
8
8
8
2
2
18
4
8
8
8
7
4
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
10
10
10
10
4
4
8
8
4
7
7
7
4
4
4
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.2
NE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.9
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
3
NE
9
3
NE
9
3.5
NE
9
Energy kJ
77
96
88
94
127
145
137
141
145
127
149
189
210
312
416
392
1433
1601
1984
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
2
1
1
3
1
3
Distance (km)
16
34
34
40
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
110
110
110
40
110
34
34
34
110
110
34
110
93
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
4
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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