Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Friendly Beaches today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Friendly Beaches at 12AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Friendly Beaches. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 89 | 81 | 57 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 88 | 102 | 167 | 197 | 232 | 170 | 221 | 259 | 232 | 248 | 232 | 207 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 5:03PM1.14m | 6:33AM0.93m | 5:51PM1.14m | 7:06AM0.99m | 6:40PM1.14m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:05AM0.22m | 11:48AM0.55m | 00:41AM0.22m | 12:39PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | NNE 5 | S 9 | S 9 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NNE 8 | S 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 89 | 29 | 57 | 40 | 22 | 39 | 88 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 186 | 19 | 145 | 174 | 232 | 248 | 232 | 207 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 9 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 9 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 36 | 81 | 11 | 7 | 40 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | S 14 | S 14 | NNE 6 | S 14 | SSW 3 | S 3 | — | — | SSW 12 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 33 | 33 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | WSW 2 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | W 3 | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 43 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 102 | 167 | 197 | 232 | 170 | 221 | 259 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 34 | 34 | 93 | 93 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 34 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
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