Friendly Beaches surf break

Friendly Beaches surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast 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
16.8° C
(Which is 1.4°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 2PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (20 Apr)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (20 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1
SE
1
E
1
E
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)11111110101010109911911911111111111111111211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1130972804651565465456369307162238153263116275366394394340319331325337383
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
N
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:02AM
0.95
10:14PM
1.35
12:12PM
0.92
11:08PM
1.33
1:21PM
0.91
12:07AM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:31AM
0.03
3:58PM
0.55
5:32AM
0.01
4:53PM
0.60
6:34AM
0.02
5:54PM
0.64
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise6:41-------6:43-------6:43-------
Sunset---5:28-------5:27-------5:24----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111315141312121111141414131312121215191916151515
Feels °C (?)10121312121111101011101010119101012151614131314
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