Friendly Beaches surf break

Friendly Beaches surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 13 May 2026 AEST
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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
15.9° C
(Which is 1.2°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 1AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (14 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (14 May)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.9
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1
ENE
6
1
NNE
7
1.3
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
35
51
49
45
42
40
24
39
50
64
67
74
58
112
208
233
253
233
208
88
99
124
157
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
10
N
5
NW
5
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:17PM1.15m
5:25AM1.01m
5:55PM1.24m
6:34AM0.99m
6:36PM1.32m
7:42AM0.98m
Low Tide
11:33PM0.37m
11:26AM0.30m
00:31AM0.24m
12:12PM0.37m
1:28AM0.11m
1:00PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:55
4:54
Temp °C
13
12
12
11
11
13
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
19
17
16
15
15
15
14
17
20
18
11
10
10
9
9
12
14
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
16
14
14
14
14
15
14
16
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
15
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
35
35
51
49
45
42
40
24
25
24
13
13
11
24
24
22
20
20
19
4
75
60
4
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
S
21
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
7
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
32
10
2
2
2
10
10
10
9
8
9
30
26
5
4
1
7
7
7
7
4
4
6
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.2
S
13
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
SE
16
0.1
E
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
S
22
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
7
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
2
14
2
2
10
2
2
2
2
9
8
8
8
8
7
7
1
5
5
5
6
6
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
2
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1
NNE
6
1
NNE
7
1.3
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
Energy kJ
2
3
4
6
5
5
12
24
39
50
64
67
74
58
112
208
233
253
233
208
88
99
124
157
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
110
34
93
93
93
110
110
130
34
40
34
34
16
34
110
110
110
34
34
34
34
93
130
130
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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