Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Friendly Beaches today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Friendly Beaches at 11AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 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 (12 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Friendly Beaches. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 496 | 450 | 400 | 312 | 250 | 208 | 167 | 167 | 128 | 128 | 123 | 121 | 167 | 386 | 234 | 237 | 231 | 161 | 159 | 155 | 157 | 165 | 231 | 262 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:09AM0.93m | 7:20PM1.40m | 8:55AM0.97m | 8:13PM1.35m | 9:39AM1.01m | 9:06PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:41AM-0.02m | 1:01PM0.52m | 2:29AM-0.00m | 2:00PM0.49m | 3:14AM0.05m | 3:00PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 11 | S 16 | SSW 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 10 | S 15 | SSW 8 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 496 | 450 | 400 | 312 | 250 | 208 | 167 | 167 | 128 | 128 | 123 | 62 | 112 | 386 | 146 | 147 | 111 | 88 | 99 | 135 | 157 | 123 | 231 | 262 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | SSE 6 | S 16 | S 16 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | S 16 | S 15 | E 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 11 | S 15 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 39 | 6 | 45 | 45 | 73 | 56 | 33 | 14 | 33 | 26 | 28 | 121 | 167 | 117 | 234 | 237 | 231 | 161 | 159 | 155 | 37 | 165 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 16 | SSE 6 | NNE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | NE 10 | SSW 7 | N 5 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 45 | 3 | 10 | 45 | 44 | 41 | 37 | 109 | 116 | 121 | 45 | 20 | 2 | 88 | 52 | 61 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 19 | 28 | 16 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 6 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 3 | NNW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 8 | — | S 8 | S 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 44 | 92 | 2 | 24 | 47 | 66 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 116 | — | 195 | 134 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 34 | 16 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 |
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