Surf Forecasts:
Friendly Beaches surf forecast from 3 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 10 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 9 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 20s period, S swell with 3,240 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 4 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Friendly Beaches this week:
The surf forecast for Friendly Beaches over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 04) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 16s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Friendly Beaches in the next 16 days are 2.0m 20s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 4.5m 16s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 10) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Fri 4th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Wed 9th Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 20s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Friendly Beaches over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Let’s break down what’s on the menu for Friendly Beaches over the next couple of weeks. It’s a bit of a rollercoaster – some real gems, but plenty of flat spells too.
We’re starting slow, no doubt. Friday the 4th has a tiny 2ft south swell with a super long 16-second period, but the wind is messy cross-off and the energy is weak (176). It’s surfable, but nothing to write home about. Saturday the 5th has a bigger 6ft bump from the north, but with a short 6-second period, that’s just bumpy chop. The afternoon does clean up with a light 3 mph offshore from the west, but the swell lacks any real push. Sunday and Monday are mostly poor with onshore winds.
Then things start cooking around Wednesday the 9th. The morning is meh, but by Wednesday afternoon we get a proper jump in energy (1158) with a 5ft south swell at 16 seconds. That’s real groundswell, and with clean cross-off winds, it’ll have some grunt. The standout for me is Thursday the 10th. The morning shows a solid 8ft south swell at 11 seconds, with energy pumping at 2070 – that’s strong. Wind is moderate cross-off from the WSW, keeping it clean. At 8ft, this is for experienced crew only.
And then we get a real treat on Friday the 18th. The morning is glassy – dead calm, no wind – with an 8ft south swell at 10 seconds. That’s excellent surf for experts (energy 1443). It’s going to be clean, powerful, and well-shaped. The afternoon gets a bit messy, but that morning session is the pick of the whole outlook.
So, the two best windows are Thursday the 10th morning and Friday the 18th morning. The Thursday swell is big and has real power; the Friday swell is a touch bigger and completely glassy. For the rest, there are long gaps of several days with nothing worth paddling for – especially from the 12th to the 14th, where conditions are poor.
This spot (Friendly Beaches) is an exposed beach break, so with those longer-period swells (over 15 seconds on a few days), it can close out a bit straight on the sand. But when the direction and wind are right, it’ll have some nice peaks. Crowds can be an issue sometimes, so aim for the early sessions on the good days.
Pick your moments and enjoy the glassy ones.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | N 6 | N 7 | NNE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 20 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 174 | 185 | 127 | 190 | 341 | 118 | 140 | 83 | 44 | 15 | 306 | 191 | 127 | 81 | 104 | 483 | 891 | 2990 | 2097 | 1625 | 1513 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:14PM1.23m | 2:59AM0.85m | 2:13PM1.26m | 4:12AM0.85m | 3:16PM1.29m | 5:14AM0.88m | 4:17PM1.31m | 6:07AM0.91m | 5:16PM1.32m | 6:54AM0.96m | 6:13PM1.30m | 7:37AM1.00m | 7:07PM1.26m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:32PM0.19m | 7:44AM0.58m | 9:38PM0.14m | 8:49AM0.59m | 10:40PM0.10m | 9:56AM0.58m | 11:36PM0.07m | 11:00AM0.55m | 00:26AM0.06m | 12:01PM0.51m | 1:12AM0.08m | 12:59PM0.46m | 1:54AM0.13m | ||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — |
 | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | 5:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | NE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | N 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 20 | S 16 | S 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 138 | 103 | 81 | 42 | 233 | 118 | 140 | 83 | 44 | 15 | 11 | 191 | 127 | 81 | 23 | 483 | 891 | 2990 | 1129 | 1625 | 1513 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 | S 15 | NNE 8 | S 6 | N 4 | NE 9 | E 8 | NE 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 15 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | S 15 | NE 16 |
| kJ | 174 | 185 | 127 | 121 | 40 | 39 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 52 | 104 | 20 | — | — | — | 846 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | N 5 | NE 11 | E 11 | S 15 | N 15 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | N 5 | S 21 | E 7 | — | N 7 | SSE 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | N 17 |
| kJ | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 72 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 29 | 4 | 9 | 4 | — | 1 | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NW 3 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | S 5 | S 6 | — | W 3 | SSW 6 | S 7 | WSW 4 | NNW 3 | N 4 | SW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | S 11 | — | W 4 |
| kJ | 16 | 4 | 36 | 190 | 341 | 104 | 62 | — | 2 | 176 | 306 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 323 | 561 | 2556 | 2097 | — | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 40 | 34 | 110 | 34 | 157 | 34 | 134 | 34 | 157 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 93 | 114 | 747 | 1509 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
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