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Friendly Beaches surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia
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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
16.0° C
(Which is 1.4°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 3AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Friendly Beaches. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | |
31 | 40 | 62 | 65 | 67 | 49 | 72 | 158 | 275 | 275 | 208 | 162 | 152 | 124 | 139 | 271 | 327 | 336 | 292 | 274 | 289 | 382 | 511 | 558 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:55PM1.24m | 6:34AM0.99m | 6:36PM1.32m | 7:42AM0.98m | 7:21PM1.38m | 8:50AM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:31AM0.24m | 12:12PM0.37m | 1:28AM0.11m | 1:00PM0.44m | 2:25AM0.01m | 1:50PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 |
13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 15 |
25 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 56 | 49 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 336 | 292 | 274 | 289 | 382 | 511 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 21 | S 20 | S 8 | S 18 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | — | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 |
9 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 11 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | 7 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | S 22 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 18 | S 8 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | N 16 | N 16 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 17 | N 16 | N 16 |
2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | — | NE 8 |
31 | 40 | 62 | 65 | 67 | — | 72 | 158 | 275 | 275 | 208 | 162 | 152 | 124 | 139 | 271 | 327 | — | — | — | — | 142 | — | 558 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 40 | 16 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 110 | 110 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 93 | 130 | 130 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 34 | 34 |
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