Friendly Beaches Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.01° S 148.28° E

Friendly Beaches 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Friendly Beaches sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.8° 

Friendly Beaches surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Friendly Beaches today (15 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Friendly Beaches at 9PM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)--
Afternoon (15 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Evening (15 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
14
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.1
N
8
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.8
S
11
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.6
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
1
1
1
110
157
167
165
143
109
104
102
96
94
125
132
132
125
78
74
110
55
54
216
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NE
10
NE
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:28PM1.45m
10:18AM0.95m
9:23PM1.38m
11:07AM0.98m
10:17PM1.27m
Low Tide
3:45AM-0.06m
3:10PM0.54m
4:33AM-0.00m
4:13PM0.54m
5:18AM0.08m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:54
4:55
4:55
 mm
Temp °C
14
15
13
12
11
11
11
10
14
13
12
11
11
10
10
10
15
15
13
12
12
12
13
13
Feels °C
10
12
10
10
9
9
9
8
12
11
11
9
9
7
7
8
13
13
11
10
10
10
10
10
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