Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Friendly Beaches today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Friendly Beaches at 3AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s 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 (31 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Friendly Beaches. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 364 | 347 | 338 | 203 | 206 | 169 | 128 | 107 | 88 | 64 | 97 | 242 | 283 | 259 | 309 | 324 | 324 | 236 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:10PM1.24m | 9:53AM0.89m | 8:51PM1.21m | 10:28AM0.93m | 9:33PM1.16m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:24AM0.16m | 2:41PM0.59m | 3:58AM0.17m | 3:32PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | ESE 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 364 | 70 | 338 | 203 | 206 | 169 | 128 | 107 | 88 | 64 | 66 | 242 | 283 | 259 | 309 | 324 | 324 | 236 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | S 14 | SE 13 | S 8 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | N 3 | S 18 | SSW 11 | S 15 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 70 | 14 | 45 | 35 | 44 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 39 | 58 | 97 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 74 | 86 | 81 | 133 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | E 8 | S 14 | SE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | N 3 | S 13 | SSW 11 | S 15 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | E 19 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 4 | 45 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | W 3 | — | W 3 | N 2 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | NW 3 | N 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 347 | 319 | 270 | 165 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 20 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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