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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
16.7° C
(Which is 1.7°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 11AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
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 8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | |
281 | 275 | 225 | 198 | 160 | 176 | 160 | 130 | 116 | 88 | 67 | 78 | 115 | 980 | 790 | 671 | 499 | 401 | 328 | 264 | 415 | 407 | 304 | 464 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | off | off | |
High Tide | 10:46PM1.13m | 1:16PM0.82m | 11:31PM1.11m | 2:06PM0.84m | 00:18AM1.10m | 2:50PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21AM0.23m | 5:19PM0.70m | 7:06AM0.23m | 6:14PM0.71m | 7:50AM0.23m | 7:18PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | |
— | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 13 |
3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 6 | S 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 |
281 | 275 | 225 | 198 | 160 | 160 | 100 | 69 | 116 | 88 | 67 | 58 | 41 | 112 | 157 | 107 | 499 | 401 | 328 | 264 | 415 | 407 | 304 | 464 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | S 14 | S 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 16 | S 15 | — | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 14 | S 15 |
44 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 79 | 160 | 130 | 75 | 72 | — | 78 | 115 | 40 | 39 | 33 | 106 | 142 | 96 | 61 | 21 | 20 | 35 | 38 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | N 5 | N 9 | S 16 | S 16 | N 4 | — | — | — | N 10 | E 9 | N 10 | N 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 |
54 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 78 | 77 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | W 4 | WNW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WNW 4 | — | SSW 10 | — |
76 | 59 | 320 | 471 | 308 | 176 | 9 | 7 | 61 | 529 | 1157 | 1344 | 1217 | 980 | 790 | 671 | 867 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 5 | — | 1088 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 639 | 118 | 20 | 69 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 607 | 607 | 639 | 157 | 157 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
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