Friendly Beaches surf break

Friendly Beaches surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
15.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Friendly Beaches today?

The current surf forecast for Friendly Beaches at 10PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)--
Afternoon (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (14 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s

Table - waves today at Friendly Beaches. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.6
NE
1.8
NE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.4
NE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)1013131313131267778888888899999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2513012612512111710980138236217229299418476402402262488549562629629686
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:52PM
0.76
5:59AM
1.18
7:45PM
0.78
6:41AM
1.21
8:32PM
0.79
7:22AM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:16PM
0.59
1:25PM
0.27
12:04AM
0.60
2:07PM
0.22
12:50AM
0.61
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise------5:48-------5:48-------5:50-
Sunset--8:43-------8:42-------8:42-----
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1111---1111-1-----------
Temp. °C141415151515161616161515141414141415151514141415
Feels °C (?)131314141414141413141213121211111112121211121112
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