Friendly Beaches surf break

Friendly Beaches surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
16.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Friendly Beaches today?

The current surf forecast for Friendly Beaches at 1PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (23 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
8
0.8
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.5
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.2
S
15
0.9
NNE
5
1.1
N
5
1
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.7
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
430
350
249
180
140
105
71
71
40
39
82
126
98
55
42
42
34
30
20
37
70
57
43
24
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:28PM0.91m
1:10AM1.24m
3:28PM0.93m
2:15AM1.18m
4:19PM0.97m
3:19AM1.12m
Low Tide
7:36AM0.05m
7:03PM0.65m
8:36AM0.09m
8:16PM0.64m
9:30AM0.13m
9:28PM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:45
6:46
6:48
6:48
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5:23
5:22
5:21
5:20
Temp °C
14
16
17
18
20
18
17
16
17
20
26
24
21
20
18
17
18
21
24
23
20
19
17
17
13
15
15
16
19
17
15
14
15
18
23
22
19
18
16
14
15
18
20
19
17
16
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
9
0.9
NNE
5
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
5
Energy kJ
430
350
249
180
140
105
71
37
40
39
26
13
23
22
22
42
34
30
11
11
51
37
29
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
NE
11
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
16
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
S
15
Energy kJ
24
17
72
98
79
76
46
71
27
26
24
12
6
5
5
12
12
11
18
19
5
4
4
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.5
NNE
4
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.5
E
9
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
15
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
E
7
Energy kJ
6
6
12
20
19
17
17
41
11
11
11
10
9
5
2
2
4
18
4
4
19
18
19
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
4
1.2
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
1
N
5
0.1
NW
4
0.7
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.5
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.2
W
3
0.6
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
1.1
N
5
1
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.7
N
5
Energy kJ
24
78
72
53
1
27
35
82
126
98
55
42
32
1
20
37
70
57
43
24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
16
16
110
130
16
16
16
16
16
16
34
16
16
16
16
93
93
93
93
16
34
93
93
93
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
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