
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Friendly Beaches today (12 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Friendly Beaches at 10PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Friendly Beaches. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 7 | S 15 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
158 | 156 | 58 | 43 | 34 | 23 | 51 | 82 | 125 | 181 | 178 | 178 | 125 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 127 | 39 | 68 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:43PM1.42m | 7:33AM0.89m | 6:38PM1.46m | 8:32AM0.91m | 7:33PM1.47m | 9:27AM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04AM-0.02m | 12:11PM0.54m | 2:00AM-0.07m | 1:10PM0.55m | 2:54AM-0.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | |
— | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SW 8 | S 16 | N 7 | S 16 | N 8 | N 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 |
158 | 156 | 58 | 43 | 34 | 23 | 15 | 82 | 91 | 181 | 156 | 107 | 56 | 81 | 86 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 127 | 86 | 68 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SW 5 | SSW 7 | S 17 | SSW 8 | S 16 | SSW 8 | S 16 | S 16 | N 8 | N 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | N 6 | NNE 8 | N 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
11 | 2 | 40 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 51 | 13 | 125 | 22 | 178 | 178 | 61 | 28 | 124 | 124 | 79 | 78 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 39 | 38 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 8 | SW 5 | E 8 | E 9 | SSW 8 | E 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 16 | S 16 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NNE 9 | N 6 | NE 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 19 | 125 | 124 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | NNW 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 4 | W 3 | W 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
11 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 19 | 15 | 35 | 99 | 36 | 219 | 70 | 57 | 15 | 5 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 65 | 136 | 5 | 14 | 19 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 778 | 870 | 939 | 460 | 527 | 893 | 460 | 460 | 1024 | 1022 | 114 | 114 | 34 | 20 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
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