Friendly Beaches Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.01° S 148.28° E

Friendly Beaches 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Friendly Beaches sea temperature is
15.0°C
1.8° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Friendly Beaches at 10PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)--
Afternoon (30 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (30 Oct)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
1.6
NNE
6
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
1.5
NNE
6
2
N
6
1.9
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
153
164
113
110
120
125
158
318
335
412
423
368
309
235
211
166
188
193
150
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
20
NE
5
SSW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
15
NW
20
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
E
10
ESE
15
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:46AM0.91m
12:33PM1.30m
2:52AM0.92m
1:36PM1.25m
Low Tide
7:00PM0.01m
6:20AM0.63m
8:01PM0.03m
7:29AM0.65m
9:00PM0.07m
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clear
part cloud
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
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5:52
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7:46
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Temp °C
17
22
18
15
12
12
16
23
18
19
15
15
12
9
15
16
17
14
13
10
Feels °C
12
18
17
14
9
9
14
18
14
17
11
12
10
7
13
14
14
11
10
7
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