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Friendly Beaches Surf Forecast
/ TAS – East Coast (46 breaks) / Tasmania (59 breaks) /
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Friendly Beaches surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 18 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.8° C
(Which is 1.2°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 9PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Friendly Beaches. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | |
612 | 612 | 574 | 626 | 639 | 604 | 539 | 539 | 539 | 539 | 508 | 470 | 460 | 530 | 940 | 1114 | 1114 | 957 | 814 | 686 | 543 | 508 | 450 | 412 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 9:00PM1.43m | 11:02AM0.93m | 9:54PM1.41m | 12:06PM0.93m | 10:51PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:21AM-0.08m | 3:38PM0.60m | 5:20AM-0.06m | 4:38PM0.63m | 6:18AM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — |
 | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:51 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
 kJ | 612 | 612 | 574 | 626 | 639 | 604 | 539 | 539 | 539 | 539 | 508 | 470 | 460 | 530 | 940 | 1114 | 1114 | 957 | 814 | 686 | 543 | 508 | 450 | 412 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 79 | 61 | 47 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | S 12 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 87 | 104 | 67 | 38 | 56 | 110 | 135 | 104 | 175 | 123 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 69 | 16 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 34 | 40 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 34 | 69 | 69 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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