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Friendly Beaches Surf Forecast
/ TAS – East Coast (46 breaks) / Tasmania (59 breaks) /
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Friendly Beaches surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 AESTForecast 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
16.9° C
(Which is 1.6°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 4PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Friendly Beaches. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 14 | S 14 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 7 | S 14 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | |
138 | 181 | 100 | 65 | 65 | 37 | 41 | 55 | 49 | 51 | 62 | 66 | 58 | 61 | 61 | 55 | 68 | 77 | 106 | 150 | 170 | 173 | 159 | 158 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 6:14AM0.96m | 6:42PM1.14m | 7:09AM0.92m | 7:12PM1.17m | 8:02AM0.89m | 7:42PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:13PM0.36m | 1:14AM0.36m | 12:47PM0.43m | 1:58AM0.29m | 1:20PM0.49m | 2:40AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 |
 | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | 5:10 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 6 | S 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
 kJ | 138 | 47 | 99 | 51 | 50 | 37 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 181 | 100 | 65 | 65 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SSW 9 | NE 17 | NE 17 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 8 | NE 16 | NE 16 | E 16 | E 15 | N 14 | — | N 14 | N 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | — | — | NNE 9 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 43 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 19 | 41 | 55 | 49 | 51 | 62 | 66 | 58 | 61 | 61 | 55 | 68 | 77 | 106 | 150 | 170 | 173 | 159 | 158 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 40 | 110 | 180 | 110 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 110 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
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