Friendly Beaches Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.01° S 148.28° E

Friendly Beaches 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 14 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Friendly Beaches sea temperature is
15.6°C
2.0° 

Friendly Beaches surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Friendly Beaches today (14 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Friendly Beaches at 2PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (14 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (14 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
6
0.6
S
9
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
1.8
S
6
2.1
S
7
2.5
S
7
2.1
S
7
1.7
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.2
S
6
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
10
0.9
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
61
49
54
57
50
65
64
71
68
251
403
662
452
240
153
119
88
79
65
74
109
138
232
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
15
SW
5
SE
5
SE
5
NNE
5
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
SW
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
SSE
20
NE
15
NE
0
SE
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:31AM1.14m
2:01AM0.84m
12:15PM1.11m
2:49AM0.85m
1:01PM1.07m
3:33AM0.88m
Low Tide
5:19AM0.69m
7:04PM0.22m
6:08AM0.70m
7:48PM0.23m
7:05AM0.71m
8:31PM0.24m
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:37
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5:37
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5:35
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5:35
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8:04
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8:06
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8:07
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8:07
 mm
2
2
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1
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1
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Temp °C
12
12
16
14
12
12
10
10
12
14
9
10
10
9
6
5
8
13
16
14
14
11
9
9
Feels °C
12
10
15
13
12
11
8
4
6
8
3
4
4
4
2
1
4
9
10
9
13
7
6
6
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