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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 3 pm Wednesday 06 May 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
16.7° C
(Which is 1.7°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 12AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (07 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Friendly Beaches. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | |
366 | 340 | 334 | 334 | 281 | 275 | 225 | 198 | 160 | 208 | 130 | 133 | 116 | 90 | 67 | 58 | 55 | 1027 | 919 | 848 | 703 | 548 | 439 | 461 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 12:24PM0.82m | 10:46PM1.13m | 1:16PM0.82m | 11:31PM1.11m | 2:06PM0.84m | 00:18AM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:31PM0.68m | 6:21AM0.23m | 5:19PM0.70m | 7:06AM0.23m | 6:14PM0.71m | 7:50AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — |
 | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
— | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 |
14 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
 kJ | 366 | 340 | 334 | 334 | 281 | 275 | 225 | 198 | 160 | 160 | 127 | 110 | 60 | 90 | 67 | 58 | 41 | 115 | 112 | 109 | 703 | 548 | 439 | 461 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | S 14 | S 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 15 | N 11 | — | S 18 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 |
| kJ | 57 | 55 | 85 | 50 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 79 | 130 | 133 | 116 | 72 | 2 | — | 55 | 41 | 20 | 20 | 107 | 107 | 66 | 67 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | SW 20 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | N 9 | N 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | N 4 | — | — | N 9 | E 9 | N 10 | N 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 15 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 79 | 77 | 75 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 6 | NNW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | WSW 4 | NW 3 | W 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | — | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 17 | 38 | 164 | 104 | 76 | 112 | 320 | 512 | 352 | 208 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 325 | 879 | 1431 | 1274 | 1027 | 919 | 848 | 1135 | — | 6 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 69 | 16 | 34 | 34 | 69 | 119 | 114 | 20 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 607 | 529 | 529 | 698 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 34 | 20 | 34 | 34 |
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