Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Friendly Beaches today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Friendly Beaches at 6PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Friendly Beaches. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 124 | 173 | 159 | 233 | 141 | 149 | 105 | 865 | 765 | 452 | 302 | 289 | 231 | 131 | 84 | 40 | 35 | 16 | 508 | 478 | 475 | 337 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:13PM1.26m | 4:12AM0.85m | 3:16PM1.29m | 5:14AM0.88m | 4:17PM1.31m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:44AM0.58m | 9:38PM0.14m | 8:49AM0.59m | 10:40PM0.10m | 9:56AM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | NE 8 | E 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 60 | 41 | 40 | 144 | 141 | 149 | 105 | 40 | 22 | 16 | 302 | 289 | 231 | 131 | 84 | 40 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 337 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 15 | E 12 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | S 14 | NNE 7 | N 4 | S 8 | S 8 | N 5 | NE 8 | E 6 | NE 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 124 | 121 | 74 | 40 | 40 | 47 | 39 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 18 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | — | SE 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | E 12 | — | E 12 | E 12 | S 14 | S 14 | E 11 | S 14 | S 8 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NE 8 | — | E 8 | S 20 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 10 | — | 5 | 72 | 73 | 41 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 11 | — | 5 | 8 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | WNW 3 | W 3 | SSW 4 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | NNE 8 | N 3 | W 2 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 88 | 173 | 159 | 233 | 6 | 4 | 47 | 865 | 765 | 452 | — | — | 6 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 154 | 508 | 478 | 475 | 573 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 110 | 110 | 69 | 34 | 34 | 157 | 157 | 34 | 20 | 93 | 119 | 110 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 460 | 460 | 559 | 368 | 20 | 34 |
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