Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Friendly Beaches today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Friendly Beaches at 6AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Friendly Beaches. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | S 15 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | S 15 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | ESE 14 | SE 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 63 | 71 | 86 | 178 | 222 | 229 | 113 | 354 | 425 | 501 | 226 | 272 | 159 | 102 | 91 | 77 | 41 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:07PM1.22m | 7:59AM0.81m | 6:49PM1.24m | 8:39AM0.83m | 7:30PM1.24m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:32AM0.20m | 12:22PM0.61m | 2:11AM0.17m | 1:07PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 14 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 6 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 63 | 71 | 66 | 61 | 54 | 78 | 113 | 104 | 65 | 323 | 226 | 178 | 100 | 74 | 47 | 33 | 14 | 53 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | ESE 14 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 35 | 59 | 55 | 54 | 57 | 53 | 51 | 49 | 46 | 65 | 68 | 39 | 39 | 102 | 91 | 77 | 41 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 14 | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | N 16 | N 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 53 | — | — | — | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 34 | 17 | 36 | 20 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | NW 4 | N 7 | N 7 | W 3 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 36 | 86 | 178 | 222 | 229 | 229 | 354 | 425 | 501 | 13 | 272 | 159 | 4 | 31 | 314 | 1254 | 1124 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 639 | 110 | 110 | 16 | 93 | 16 | 34 | 34 | 1541 | 1194 | 529 | 20 |
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