Friendly Beaches Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.01° S 148.28° E

Friendly Beaches 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Friendly Beaches sea temperature is
13.5°C
1.0° 

Friendly Beaches surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Friendly Beaches today (26 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Friendly Beaches at 11PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)--
Afternoon (26 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (26 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
7
2.1
S
7
2.2
S
7
1.9
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
297
392
460
335
236
214
184
181
176
196
220
262
268
274
234
220
177
146
339
240
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
SW
10
ESE
10
NE
5
N
5
NW
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
7:31PM1.11m
8:12AM1.11m
8:26PM1.07m
8:47AM1.17m
9:23PM1.02m
Low Tide
1:53AM0.27m
2:21PM0.33m
2:30AM0.32m
3:14PM0.26m
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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5:47
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6:06
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6:07
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6:07
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 mm
4
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Temp °C
9
10
9
8
7
6
6
10
13
9
9
9
8
7
7
11
10
11
11
10
Feels °C
5
3
2
3
3
2
2
6
8
5
6
6
5
4
4
8
6
8
10
8
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