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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
16.7° C
(Which is 1.7°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 12PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Friendly Beaches. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | |
67 | 58 | 1093 | 753 | 652 | 503 | 372 | 291 | 260 | 234 | 299 | 305 | 304 | 401 | 297 | 278 | 304 | 362 | 314 | 307 | 749 | 382 | 492 | 396 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 2:06PM0.84m | 00:18AM1.10m | 2:50PM0.87m | 1:10AM1.08m | 3:29PM0.92m | 2:08AM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06AM0.23m | 6:14PM0.71m | 7:50AM0.23m | 7:18PM0.70m | 8:33AM0.22m | 8:25PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | |
— | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | 5:00 | |
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Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
67 | 58 | 41 | 155 | 150 | 503 | 372 | 291 | 260 | 234 | 299 | 305 | 304 | 401 | 297 | 278 | 304 | 362 | 314 | 307 | 749 | 382 | 492 | 396 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 15 | N 9 | S 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | ENE 12 | S 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 |
4 | 2 | 72 | 40 | 39 | 148 | 146 | 100 | 97 | 60 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 67 | 131 | 132 | 148 | 203 | 249 | 285 | 29 | 130 | 56 | 57 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | N 11 | ENE 13 | N 11 | N 11 |
— | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 37 | 34 | 60 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | W 3 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — |
946 | 1282 | 1093 | 753 | 652 | 871 | 762 | — | 3 | 6 | — | 855 | 675 | 785 | 1975 | 1 | — | — | — | 1864 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 639 | 157 | 768 | 118 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 34 | 114 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 110 | 34 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
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