Friendly Beaches Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.01° S 148.28° E

Friendly Beaches 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Friendly Beaches sea temperature is
13.8°C
1.5° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Friendly Beaches at 10AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (25 Aug)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (25 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
3
2
2
2
2
0
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.9
NNE
9
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.7
NE
9
1.6
S
8
0.5
S
13
1.6
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
140
144
130
125
47
86
75
71
66
129
154
132
117
100
75
368
89
284
244
181
270
481
540
490
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
0
SE
0
ESE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNE
15
NE
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:43AM0.82m
5:38PM1.19m
7:20AM0.85m
6:21PM1.21m
7:55AM0.89m
7:04PM1.21m
Low Tide
00:16AM0.24m
11:15AM0.61m
00:55AM0.21m
12:03PM0.59m
1:31AM0.18m
12:51PM0.56m
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
11
13
15
14
13
11
10
11
10
12
13
12
11
11
10
10
9
12
16
16
13
11
Feels °C
10
11
10
12
14
13
11
9
8
6
4
6
6
6
6
7
7
8
7
10
12
13
10
8
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