Friendly Beaches Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’m gonna level with you straight up: the next 16 days around Friendly Beaches are a proper mixed bag, and you’ll have to work for the good ones. Don’t expect a long run of pumping waves—there’s a real gapy feel to the forecast. The best windows are punchy but short-lived, so you’ll need to be ready to move.

The water’s sitting at 56°F which is a touch warmer than we’d normally see for early September, but that’s not a huge deal.

The first real standout comes in on Thursday the 10th. Morning session is the pick. We’ve got a clean 6ft southerly swell rolling in with a 10-second period, and the wind is glassy as anything – light offshore out of the west. That’s proper fun-sized surf for experienced crew, with solid wave energy (1086) pushing through. It’s an exposed beach, so it’ll handle that size, and the light offshore will keep the faces clean. This is the best on offer across the whole outlook. The afternoon drops a touch to 5ft but still looks very good with light cross-offshore wind.

Friday the 11th keeps the run going, but it’s a step down. The morning has a 4ft southerly swell with a 11-second period and a clean offshore west wind – still good, just not as punchy. The afternoon is glassy again with 4ft from the south, and that’s a nice little session if you’re keen on a cruisy one.

After that, things get messy. Saturday the 12th is a write-off – onshore wind and poor conditions. Sunday the 13th brings a small 3ft southerly swell with cross-offshore winds, and it’s surfable, but nothing to write home about. Monday the 14th is a dud with a short-period northerly bump and moderate wind.

Tuesday the 15th afternoon has a 6ft southerly swell but it’s got a short 8-second period and fresh cross-offshore wind, so it’ll be lumpy and hard to wrangle – more of a mission than a treat.

There’s a bit of a gap through the middle of the second week. Wednesday the 16th morning has a 4ft southerly swell with a moderate offshore wind, decent but not a standout. Thursday the 17th and Friday the 18th mornings both have small, clean, long-period south swells (15-16 seconds), but the size is tiny – 2ft and 2ft – so you’re looking at ankle-biters. The long period means it’ll be super selective at the beach, but if you find a bank, you might get a runner.

Saturday the 19th and most of Sunday the 20th are poor with onshore and cross-onshore winds and small, grovelly swell. Not worth the paddle.

There’s a flicker late in the run. Sunday the 20th morning is glassy with a 3ft northerly swell, but the wind is light cross-onshore, so it’s borderline. Tuesday the 22nd has a 6ft to 7ft northerly swell, but it’s short-period windswell (6-7 seconds) and onshore wind – that’s only for the keen, and honestly, it’s more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddle-surfing one.

The final little window is Wednesday the 23rd morning – 5ft northeast swell with a cross-offshore wind and clean conditions. It’s a solid last-day option if you’re still chasing.

If you’ve got to pick one day, it’s Thursday the 10th morning. No question. The rest is a waiting game.

Rusty.

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