Friendly Beaches surf break

Friendly Beaches surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 27 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
16.8° C
(Which is 1.5°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 8PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)--
Afternoon (27 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (27 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)21s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.2
S
21
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
19
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.6
S
7
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
1
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
26
18
36
31
30
28
57
54
53
52
51
46
79
76
118
110
67
37
37
37
44
49
66
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
ENE
5
N
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
E
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
5:39PM1.06m
5:18AM1.00m
6:12PM1.10m
6:14AM0.96m
6:42PM1.14m
7:09AM0.92m
Low Tide
11:34PM0.49m
11:39AM0.30m
00:27AM0.42m
12:13PM0.36m
1:14AM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:50
6:52
6:52
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5:17
5:16
5:15
5:14
Temp °C
18
16
15
14
13
13
12
16
19
19
16
14
13
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
18
16
14
14
12
11
11
10
13
17
17
14
12
11
12
12
11
10
11
11
12
13
12
11
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.6
N
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
Energy kJ
26
26
18
18
18
13
13
18
16
15
30
40
21
8
76
118
28
23
33
23
23
15
8
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
19
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.3
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.5
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
Energy kJ
24
21
12
11
11
5
28
57
54
53
52
51
46
79
5
2
110
67
37
37
37
37
16
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
21
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
13
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
NNE
5
0.3
SSW
9
0.1
NE
17
0.1
NE
17
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
ENE
9
Energy kJ
4
4
4
36
31
30
5
3
6
4
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
16
11
12
3
3
3
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
8
0.4
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
S
5
0.6
NNE
3
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
Energy kJ
9
3
4
1
4
15
27
6
22
29
44
49
66
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
110
110
110
93
93
34
34
34
34
34
93
34
34
34
40
93
119
110
110
34
34
34
34
110
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
5
3
1
1
5
1
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
4
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
9
8
7
8
8
6
6
5
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