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Friendly Beaches surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 17 Feb 2026 AEDT
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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
16.6° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Friendly Beaches today?

The current surf forecast for Friendly Beaches at 12PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Afternoon (17 Feb)7ft (2.1m)6s
Evening (17 Feb)7ft (2.2m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.7
NNE
2.1
NNE
2.3
NNE
2.3
NNE
2.1
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.1
NNE
0.8
NNE
1.2
N
1.4
N
0.9
N
0.7
NNE
0.4
ESE
0.4
NE
0.3
S
0.7
S
1.3
S
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)5556677777788877789813977
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)61648517933848251239522916816915014272134176836028163274162243
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
N
25
NNE
35
NE
30
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
NW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
25
SW
20
SSE
10
ESE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:22AM
1.27
9:52PM
0.92
9:07AM
1.25
10:28PM
0.98
9:54AM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:05AM
0.56
3:29PM
0.13
2:55AM
0.53
4:05PM
0.13
3:48AM
0.49
4:41PM
0.17
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise--6:30-------6:31-------6:33-----
Sunset------8:09-------8:07-------8:07-
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------32---------------
Temp. °C141315232526231714141418222320171412152122221615
Feels °C (?)1312131920222116991013181917151210131717181414
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