Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Friendly Beaches today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Friendly Beaches at 3PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Friendly Beaches. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 317 | 688 | 202 | 472 | 175 | 227 | 322 | 305 | 284 | 220 | 200 | 192 | 184 | 184 | 186 | 194 | 164 | 127 | 164 | 160 | 187 | 404 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:36AM1.03m | 9:23PM1.10m | 10:11AM1.09m | 10:18PM1.03m | 10:49AM1.13m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:23PM0.44m | 3:49AM0.27m | 4:18PM0.39m | 4:26AM0.34m | 5:17PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 15 | S 10 | S 14 | S 8 | S 14 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | N 7 |
| kJ | 119 | 688 | 177 | 472 | 80 | 131 | 69 | 305 | 284 | 220 | 200 | 192 | 184 | 184 | 186 | 194 | 164 | 127 | 125 | 94 | 68 | 233 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | NE 9 | S 14 | NE 9 | S 14 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 17 | NE 3 | NE 3 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 |
| kJ | 317 | 13 | 202 | 13 | 175 | 13 | 8 | 68 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 61 | 52 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | SE 8 | NE 9 | E 14 | N 3 | N 4 | N 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | S 17 | S 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 46 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | — | N 2 | N 3 | — | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 13 | WSW 3 | — | W 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 |
| kJ | 14 | — | 1 | 5 | — | 227 | 322 | 903 | 3 | — | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 46 | 164 | 160 | 187 | 404 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 34 | 69 | 20 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 93 | 110 | 115 | 110 | 559 | 34 |
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