Friendly Beaches Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.01° S 148.28° E

Friendly Beaches 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Friendly Beaches sea temperature is
14.0° C
1.5° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Friendly Beaches at 7AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (03 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (03 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.3
N
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.3
S
10
0.4
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
ESE
9
1.8
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
115
105
127
90
97
120
70
62
47
35
26
18
24
37
45
66
80
78
65
65
62
86
252
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
5
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SE
5
ESE
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:20PM1.10m
11:38AM1.03m
11:13PM1.02m
12:16PM1.08m
00:15AM0.95m
12:58PM1.14m
Low Tide
5:05AM0.24m
5:25PM0.51m
5:41AM0.29m
6:28PM0.45m
6:21AM0.36m
7:35PM0.38m
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:13
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
10
9
13
12
12
9
8
7
7
7
10
12
11
9
8
8
8
8
10
13
13
11
9
Feels °C
8
7
6
9
10
10
7
6
4
5
4
8
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
6
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