Friendly Beaches surf break

Friendly Beaches surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
18.0° C
(Which is 2.3°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 1AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Afternoon (09 Apr)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (09 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
1
0
2
3
1
2
0
1
0
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ESE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
1.2
N
1.5
N
1.8
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.7
NNE
2.2
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.9
N
1.3
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.7
N
1.4
NNE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)10101010556666777888814141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1671221208868134193214212373298328173267313364210268362352243232225222
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
NW
10
NNW
15
SW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:12AM
1.09
2:38PM
0.81
1:02AM
1.08
3:31PM
0.83
1:56AM
1.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:52PM
0.68
7:46AM
0.29
6:46PM
0.69
8:37AM
0.28
7:46PM
0.69
9:25AM
0.26
Wed
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise----6:30-------6:31-------6:31---
Sunset-------5:45-------5:44-------5:42
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------2--1--------
Temp. °C1311101010171820171716159131412109899121313
Feels °C (?)10887713151815151513587633230468
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