Friendly Beaches surf break

Friendly Beaches surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 26 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 12AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)--
Afternoon (27 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (27 Apr)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
5
1.5
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.3
S
9
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.2
S
21
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.2
S
19
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
72
117
87
53
31
15
26
26
26
31
31
36
31
30
28
57
54
53
52
52
46
45
76
74
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
W
0
NNE
10
E
15
ENE
5
N
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
SE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
5:02PM1.01m
4:20AM1.06m
5:39PM1.06m
5:18AM1.00m
6:12PM1.10m
6:14AM0.96m
Low Tide
10:35PM0.56m
11:01AM0.24m
11:34PM0.49m
11:39AM0.30m
00:27AM0.42m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:50
6:50
6:52
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5:20
5:17
5:16
5:15
Temp °C
25
25
20
18
16
15
14
18
19
16
15
14
13
12
11
14
20
19
17
15
15
14
14
13
21
22
18
16
15
14
13
18
17
13
15
13
11
10
8
12
17
16
15
14
13
12
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
10
0.2
SSW
10
1
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
N
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
5
0.5
N
5
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
15
Energy kJ
16
8
10
53
31
14
26
26
26
31
31
25
31
30
19
19
18
16
50
52
28
12
76
74
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
NE
7
0.3
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
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
0.3
S
16
0.3
NNE
5
0.3
NNE
5
Energy kJ
1
4
4
19
18
7
16
26
12
12
12
11
11
30
28
57
54
53
52
51
46
45
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.3
S
9
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
21
0.2
S
20
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
SSW
8
0.1
S
7
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
3
4
4
4
4
15
5
5
4
4
4
36
31
4
5
4
6
1
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
5
1.5
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
0.2
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
8
0.2
WSW
3
0.4
W
3
0.7
N
5
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
5
Energy kJ
72
117
87
1
12
1
3
24
1
2
22
22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
110
93
16
110
110
110
110
110
110
110
110
93
93
34
34
93
34
34
16
34
34
114
119
93
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
3
1
2
1
1
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
5
6
7
7
5
9
8
7
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
7
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
5
6
7
7
8
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
9
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