Friendly Beaches Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.01° S 148.28° E

Friendly Beaches 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Friendly Beaches sea temperature is
14.0°C
1.7° 

Friendly Beaches surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Friendly Beaches today (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Friendly Beaches at 9AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (27 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (27 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.5
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
1
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
224
191
199
193
377
598
610
480
399
295
216
177
146
129
135
107
83
85
58
61
89
97
99
383
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
15
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
7:55AM0.89m
7:04PM1.21m
8:29AM0.93m
7:48PM1.19m
9:03AM0.98m
8:34PM1.15m
Low Tide
1:31AM0.18m
12:51PM0.56m
2:06AM0.18m
1:40PM0.53m
2:40AM0.19m
2:31PM0.49m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
10
12
15
15
13
11
10
11
10
12
15
15
11
10
9
9
9
13
18
19
15
13
Feels °C
8
8
8
10
11
12
10
8
7
8
6
6
9
9
7
7
6
6
5
9
14
16
11
8
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