Friendly Beaches surf break

Friendly Beaches surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 17 May 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
15.7° C
(Which is 1.1°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 5PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (17 May)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (17 May)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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)
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.9
NE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
NE
9
1.9
NE
9
1.9
NE
9
1.9
NE
9
1.9
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
507
498
498
511
523
490
599
680
666
626
626
626
639
574
528
481
460
460
450
406
370
345
378
378
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
NNE
5
NW
0
SW
0
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
0
SE
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
W
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:50AM0.96m
8:08PM1.42m
9:56AM0.95m
9:00PM1.43m
11:02AM0.93m
9:54PM1.41m
Low Tide
1:50PM0.50m
3:23AM-0.05m
2:42PM0.56m
4:21AM-0.08m
3:38PM0.60m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:54
4:53
4:52
4:52
1
1
Temp °C
13
17
21
19
17
16
15
14
14
15
13
14
13
12
12
11
9
13
17
17
12
12
12
9
12
16
20
19
17
16
15
14
14
15
12
14
13
12
11
10
6
11
14
14
10
10
10
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.9
NE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
NE
9
1.9
NE
9
1.9
NE
9
1.9
NE
9
1.9
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
Energy kJ
507
498
498
511
523
490
599
680
666
626
626
626
639
574
528
481
460
460
450
406
370
345
378
378
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
20
19
18
17
17
18
17
16
16
4
4
4
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
6
6
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
18
7
7
7
7
6
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
W
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.8
S
4
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.2
S
5
Energy kJ
2
6
6
4
2
1
3
17
65
97
77
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
Distance (km)
16
93
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
34
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
34
34
16
16
16
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
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