Friendly Beaches surf break

Friendly Beaches surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 09 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
16.2° C
(Which is 1.2°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 8PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 09). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)--
Afternoon (09 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (09 May)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.4
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
10
0.8
S
14
1.3
S
10
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
305
260
306
373
286
280
305
260
320
784
736
510
403
388
302
284
226
212
207
207
176
180
180
180
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
S
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
S
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
WSW
5
SW
0
WSW
5
NW
5
W
5
SSW
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
5
S
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:50PM0.87m
1:10AM1.08m
3:29PM0.92m
2:08AM1.06m
4:05PM0.99m
3:11AM1.04m
Low Tide
7:18PM0.70m
8:33AM0.22m
8:25PM0.67m
9:15AM0.21m
9:31PM0.60m
9:58AM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:01
5:00
5:00
Temp °C
19
17
14
13
13
14
14
14
16
14
13
13
13
12
12
13
15
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
15
15
11
10
10
12
12
12
14
13
13
13
13
12
11
12
14
13
12
12
13
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.4
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
10
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
Energy kJ
305
260
306
373
286
280
305
234
320
784
736
510
403
388
302
284
226
212
207
207
176
180
180
180
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
13
0.4
ENE
13
0.4
ENE
13
0.4
ENE
13
0.4
ENE
12
0.5
E
14
0.5
E
14
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.4
ENE
13
Energy kJ
34
33
61
102
178
186
205
260
249
28
29
32
56
57
55
52
101
94
92
92
89
85
82
54
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
24
0.2
S
22
0.3
S
22
Energy kJ
37
34
31
17
17
24
27
28
27
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
11
40
82
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
3
1.9
SSW
10
1.9
SSW
10
2.2
SSW
9
Energy kJ
2
657
681
724
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
34
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
114
34
20
20
20
20
20
16
115
69
40
34
34
16
16
20
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
4
5
5
4
1
3
2
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
4
5
5
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
8
6
5
5
9
5
4
4
5
8
9
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