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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 1.4°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 8PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Friendly Beaches. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | S 14 | S 14 | |
249 | 180 | 140 | 105 | 71 | 71 | 40 | 35 | 82 | 131 | 84 | 71 | 55 | 57 | 32 | 43 | 27 | 79 | 48 | 45 | 33 | 49 | 16 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:28PM0.91m | 1:10AM1.24m | 3:28PM0.93m | 2:15AM1.18m | 4:19PM0.97m | 3:19AM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:03PM0.65m | 8:36AM0.09m | 8:16PM0.64m | 9:30AM0.13m | 9:28PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | |
— | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | |
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Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 22 |
17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | E 8 | NNE 5 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
249 | 180 | 140 | 105 | 71 | 71 | 40 | 27 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 55 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 11 | 45 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 27 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 12 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
72 | 98 | 79 | 76 | 46 | 41 | 27 | 26 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 7 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 14 | S 15 | NE 11 | S 16 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
12 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | WNW 3 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | W 3 | — |
15 | 34 | 81 | 74 | 53 | 45 | 36 | 35 | 82 | 131 | 84 | 71 | 55 | 57 | 1 | 43 | 27 | 79 | 48 | 45 | 33 | 49 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 134 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 16 | 16 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 110 | 110 |
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