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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 am Thursday 21 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
15.6° C
(Which is 1.1°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 10AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
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 16°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | |
628 | 581 | 581 | 517 | 478 | 499 | 412 | 404 | 365 | 304 | 298 | 250 | 245 | 223 | 186 | 183 | 132 | 124 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 105 | 111 | 111 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:51PM1.36m | 1:08PM0.93m | 11:51PM1.29m | 2:05PM0.96m | 00:52AM1.19m | 2:57PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:18AM-0.02m | 5:45PM0.64m | 7:14AM0.04m | 6:57PM0.64m | 8:06AM0.11m | 8:11PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:49 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
 kJ | 628 | 581 | 581 | 517 | 478 | 499 | 412 | 404 | 365 | 304 | 298 | 250 | 245 | 223 | 186 | 183 | 129 | 124 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 105 | 111 | 111 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 70 | 70 | 56 | 42 | 32 | 44 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 29 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 43 | 79 | 132 | 121 | 74 | 67 | 65 | 62 | 55 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | N 3 | SSW 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 9 | S 20 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 20 | N 15 | N 15 | — | S 13 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 22 | 84 | 144 | 91 | 55 | 15 | 2 | 36 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 68 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | — | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 43 | 55 | 90 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 34 | 110 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 93 | 110 | 16 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 93 | 110 | 110 | 34 | 16 |
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