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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
16.0° C
(Which is 1.3°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 4AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Friendly Beaches. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | |
263 | 253 | 189 | 157 | 152 | 231 | 323 | 440 | 452 | 396 | 375 | 413 | 542 | 625 | 602 | 558 | 482 | 449 | 493 | 528 | 639 | 639 | 574 | 539 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:36PM1.32m | 7:42AM0.98m | 7:21PM1.38m | 8:50AM0.96m | 8:08PM1.42m | 9:56AM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:28AM0.11m | 1:00PM0.44m | 2:25AM0.01m | 1:50PM0.50m | 3:23AM-0.05m | 2:42PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
20 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 542 | 625 | 602 | 558 | 482 | 449 | 493 | 528 | 639 | 639 | 574 | 539 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — |
263 | 253 | 189 | 157 | 152 | 231 | 323 | 440 | 452 | 396 | 375 | 413 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 93 | 130 | 366 | 110 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 16 | 110 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 110 |
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