Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Friendly Beaches today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Friendly Beaches at 3PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Friendly Beaches. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 12 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
79 | 69 | 79 | 77 | 75 | 119 | 113 | 30 | 222 | 152 | 117 | 106 | 109 | 157 | 155 | 159 | 165 | 176 | 181 | 185 | 185 | 185 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:32AM1.17m | 00:27AM0.90m | 12:20PM1.20m | 1:42AM0.86m | 1:14PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:06AM0.41m | 6:19PM0.29m | 5:51AM0.48m | 7:24PM0.24m | 6:44AM0.54m | 8:32PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | SSW 5 | SSE 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | S 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
23 | 14 | 43 | 77 | 75 | 119 | 113 | 74 | 73 | 152 | 117 | 72 | 51 | 157 | 146 | 136 | 140 | 138 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 103 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | N 6 | N 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | N 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
79 | 15 | 9 | 41 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 15 | 69 | 104 | 106 | 109 | 22 | 155 | 159 | 165 | 176 | 181 | 185 | 185 | 185 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 12 | S 16 | SSW 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SSE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 4 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 5 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
40 | 69 | 79 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 5 | SW 8 | WNW 3 | NNW 9 | NNW 3 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 5 |
27 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 41 | 104 | 170 | 222 | 23 | 52 | 61 | 154 | 200 | 216 | 338 | 2 | 26 | 3 | 60 | 39 | 37 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 110 | 110 | 460 | 530 | 529 | 698 | 529 | 528 | 114 | 34 | 34 | 20 | 93 | 93 | 69 | 93 | 93 |
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