Friendly Beaches surf break

Friendly Beaches surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am 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
16.3° 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: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (09 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (09 May)5ft (1.5m)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 19°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
8
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
239
311
305
260
347
381
320
291
268
234
268
279
643
501
403
332
296
240
231
212
173
173
173
176
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SSE
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
S
10
SE
5
SE
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
SSW
10
SE
5
SE
0
SSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
2:50PM0.87m
1:10AM1.08m
3:29PM0.92m
2:08AM1.06m
4:05PM0.99m
3:11AM1.04m
Low Tide
7:50AM0.23m
7:18PM0.70m
8:33AM0.22m
8:25PM0.67m
9:15AM0.21m
9:31PM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
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
11
16
19
17
14
13
13
14
14
14
16
14
13
13
13
12
11
12
15
13
13
12
12
11
8
13
15
15
12
10
10
11
12
12
14
13
13
13
13
11
10
11
14
12
13
11
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
8
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
Energy kJ
239
311
305
260
347
381
320
291
268
234
268
279
643
501
403
332
296
240
231
212
173
173
173
176
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
14
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
S
14
0.5
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
13
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
Energy kJ
97
34
34
33
66
104
178
186
208
199
253
167
28
32
56
57
55
52
101
94
92
92
89
85
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
S
14
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
0.3
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
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
24
Energy kJ
33
66
37
37
30
17
17
24
27
28
27
28
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
2
SSW
11
2
S
10
2.1
S
9
Energy kJ
6
6
850
783
726
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
3
4
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
34
34
34
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
110
34
20
20
20
16
20
16
115
16
16
16
16
16
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
4
1
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
9
5
8
5
4
4
4
5
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