
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Friendly Beaches today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Friendly Beaches at 9PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Friendly Beaches. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | N 6 | S 11 | N 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
240 | 245 | 202 | 154 | 151 | 61 | 106 | 128 | 118 | 155 | 276 | 235 | 282 | 1120 | 615 | 623 | 502 | 391 | 242 | 277 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:32PM1.09m | 4:43AM0.82m | 3:25PM1.10m | 5:24AM0.84m | 4:15PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:02PM0.30m | 9:08AM0.66m | 10:47PM0.27m | 10:04AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | S 15 | S 10 | SSW 9 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
240 | 202 | 202 | 145 | 92 | 33 | 106 | 128 | 326 | 155 | 276 | 235 | 235 | 1120 | 263 | 281 | 264 | 257 | 242 | 277 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | N 7 | S 15 | S 16 | NNE 6 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 154 | 151 | 61 | 14 | 116 | 118 | 4 | 208 | 208 | 282 | 2 | 615 | 623 | 502 | 391 | 228 | 112 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | — | SE 13 | E 12 | S 15 | E 12 | N 6 | NE 7 | N 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | NE 12 | N 12 | E 11 |
3 | 3 | — | 7 | 3 | 39 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | — | SSW 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
125 | 245 | 143 | 2 | 22 | 297 | 373 | 300 | — | 326 | 11 | 25 | 22 | 10 | 30 | — | — | 5 | 15 | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 528 | 529 | 529 | 607 | 678 | 639 | 368 | 368 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 34 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 69 | 110 | 110 | 20 |
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