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Friendly Beaches surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia
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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
15.8° C
(Which is 1.2°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 3AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Friendly Beaches. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | |
523 | 490 | 651 | 666 | 666 | 612 | 612 | 626 | 574 | 574 | 587 | 539 | 551 | 551 | 491 | 450 | 415 | 395 | 394 | 394 | 349 | 453 | 637 | 674 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:08PM1.42m | 9:56AM0.95m | 9:00PM1.43m | 11:02AM0.93m | 9:54PM1.41m | 12:06PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:23AM-0.05m | 2:42PM0.56m | 4:21AM-0.08m | 3:38PM0.60m | 5:20AM-0.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 15 |
17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
523 | 490 | 651 | 666 | 666 | 612 | 612 | 626 | 574 | 574 | 587 | 539 | 551 | 551 | 491 | 450 | 415 | 395 | 394 | 394 | 349 | 453 | 637 | 674 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 15 | N 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | — | SSW 18 | SW 18 | NNE 9 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | 31 | 13 | 8 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 |
— | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | 27 | 109 | 114 | 62 | 43 | 32 | 27 | 21 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 34 | 69 | 16 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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