Friendly Beaches Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.01° S 148.28° E

Friendly Beaches 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Friendly Beaches sea temperature is
14.8°C
1.8° 

Friendly Beaches surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Friendly Beaches today (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Friendly Beaches at 1PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (27 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (27 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
S
13
0.7
S
14
0.8
S
13
0.9
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
14
1.3
S
16
1.9
S
16
1.8
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
15
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
192
163
115
110
87
68
53
127
175
222
284
352
401
796
1719
1415
1396
1241
1041
890
680
653
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
W
10
N
10
ESE
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
Wind State
off
off
cross
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
9:07AM1.30m
10:27PM0.97m
9:52AM1.34m
11:32PM0.94m
10:41AM1.35m
Low Tide
4:04PM0.08m
3:36AM0.50m
5:00PM0.03m
4:26AM0.56m
5:59PM0.01m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:56
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7:42
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7:43
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Temp °C
8
13
16
14
13
9
7
6
12
15
17
18
14
11
10
11
12
17
20
20
17
14
Feels °C
4
8
12
10
9
6
4
3
9
11
11
13
9
6
4
5
7
12
15
16
14
12
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