Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Friendly Beaches today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Friendly Beaches at 8PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Friendly Beaches. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 46 | 82 | 253 | 242 | 504 | 798 | 931 | 822 | 810 | 851 | 830 | 865 | 809 | 636 | 589 | 396 | 404 | 286 | 258 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:30PM1.36m | 6:22AM0.87m | 5:28PM1.40m | 7:18AM0.90m | 6:25PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53PM0.04m | 11:00AM0.55m | 00:49AM-0.00m | 12:01PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 8 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 24 | 23 | 18 | 6 | 242 | 504 | 798 | 931 | 822 | 810 | 851 | 830 | 865 | 809 | 636 | 589 | 396 | 404 | 286 | 258 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 16 | ENE 8 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 6 | S 6 | E 10 | ENE 10 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 127 | 32 | 65 | 64 | 54 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 113 | 76 | 186 | 265 | 178 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 17 | SE 12 | E 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | E 12 | — | — | S 15 | E 10 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 17 | 192 | 62 | 35 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | N 2 |
| kJ | 28 | 46 | 82 | 253 | 193 | — | — | — | 10 | 90 | 255 | 312 | 302 | 251 | 128 | 178 | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 257 | 110 | 110 | 16 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 69 | 185 | 157 | 185 | 529 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 34 | 16 |
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