Friendly Beaches surf break

Friendly Beaches surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 22 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
15.7° C
(Which is 1.3°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 7PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)--
Afternoon (22 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (22 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
13
1.3
ENE
13
1.6
ENE
12
1.9
ENE
12
2
ENE
12
2.1
ENE
12
2.1
ENE
12
2.1
ENE
12
2.1
ENE
12
2.1
ENE
12
2.1
ENE
12
2
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
245
223
186
183
132
126
96
96
96
98
107
107
195
560
739
1116
1182
1290
1368
1412
1390
1345
1269
1144
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
0
SW
5
E
5
NE
5
NW
5
W
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:05PM0.96m
00:52AM1.19m
2:57PM0.99m
1:55AM1.09m
3:42PM1.04m
2:58AM1.00m
Low Tide
6:57PM0.64m
8:06AM0.11m
8:11PM0.62m
8:53AM0.18m
9:24PM0.57m
9:35AM0.26m
clear
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:50
4:49
4:49
4:47
Temp °C
14
12
12
11
12
12
13
15
16
15
15
15
14
14
13
14
17
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
12
10
11
9
10
10
12
13
12
12
13
14
13
13
12
14
17
15
15
15
13
13
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
13
1.3
ENE
13
1.6
ENE
12
1.9
ENE
12
2
ENE
12
2.1
ENE
12
2.1
ENE
12
2.1
ENE
12
2.1
ENE
12
2.1
ENE
12
2.1
ENE
12
2
ENE
12
Energy kJ
245
223
186
183
132
126
96
96
96
98
107
107
195
560
739
1116
1182
1290
1368
1412
1390
1345
1269
1144
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.4
ENE
14
0.7
ENE
10
0.3
S
10
1.1
NE
6
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
11
Energy kJ
21
12
44
83
129
77
74
68
65
63
31
79
81
17
72
13
12
79
69
146
134
112
100
64
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
20
0.1
N
15
0.1
NE
16
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
S
9
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
S
11
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
20
0.1
SW
18
Energy kJ
14
15
12
6
7
6
6
7
5
10
22
22
17
14
6
6
84
20
7
8
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.9
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
Energy kJ
5
6
12
29
49
53
57
60
82
89
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
69
16
16
16
16
16
34
93
110
110
40
34
16
16
16
16
16
34
16
16
16
16
16
16
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Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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