Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Friendly Beaches today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Friendly Beaches at 9AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Friendly Beaches. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NE 8 | NE 12 | NNE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 52 | 52 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 78 | 115 | 154 | 97 | 125 | 150 | 186 | 170 | 119 | 202 | 166 | 135 | 138 | 480 | 569 | 371 | 272 | 238 | 173 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 11:43AM0.94m | 10:35PM1.35m | 12:37PM0.97m | 11:32PM1.24m | 1:27PM1.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:01AM-0.07m | 4:25PM0.60m | 5:53AM-0.00m | 5:33PM0.60m | 6:41AM0.08m | 6:45PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NNE 6 | ENE 11 | S 15 | S 14 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 32 | 78 | 69 | 46 | 97 | 78 | 150 | 186 | 82 | 119 | 202 | 166 | 133 | 138 | 138 | 115 | 97 | 68 | 48 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | NNE 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 16 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 52 | 21 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 53 | 125 | 81 | 87 | 170 | 117 | 108 | 108 | 135 | 84 | 97 | 81 | 84 | 81 | 81 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | E 14 | S 22 | S 18 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 20 | ENE 12 | NE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 35 | 52 | 15 | 39 | 36 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 99 | 51 | 102 | 95 | 84 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | WNW 4 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 7 | — | — | — | SW 2 | S 4 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 13 | 33 | 75 | 115 | 154 | 1 | 64 | 66 | 75 | 131 | — | — | — | 1 | 50 | 480 | 569 | 371 | 272 | 238 | 173 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 34 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 40 | 110 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 270 | 368 | 69 | 20 | 20 | 16 |
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