Friendly Beaches Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s have a look at what’s cooking for Friendly Beaches over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – the first week is a tough watch. From Sunday the 12th through to Friday the 17th, it’s mostly small, ordinary, and not worth dragging your board out for. There’s a bit of swell around on the Sunday, but it’s short-period windswell from the NNE around 5 ft, and the conditions are just average. The combined energy is weak to moderate (190 on the Sunday morning, dropping to 132 by the arvo). You’ll see a little bump from a long-period 16-second S swell mid-week, but it’s tiny – 1 ft to 2 ft – and the wind is howling on Monday, up to 22 mph. That’s a no-go. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so nothing wild there.

Things start to look up on Saturday the 18th. Friendly Beaches finally gets a clean window with a 3 ft S swell, 11-second period, light NW cross-off wind, and the combined energy jumps to 276 (moderate). The Sunday morning the 19th is even cleaner with that same long-period SSE swell pushing 1 ft but with 16 seconds of period and energy at 257 – light winds, clean conditions. Then Monday the 20th is where it gets interesting. A solid 7 ft NNE swell rolls in Monday morning with strong energy (678), but it’s a bit raw with cross-off winds. The real standout is Monday afternoon: 4 ft NNE swell, 8-second period, clean offshore wind from the W at 9 mph, and combined energy at 596. That’s a solid session for experienced surfers. The swell direction is east-northeast, which is right in the sweet spot for this exposed break.

Tuesday the 21st stays chunky with 4 ft to 6 ft ENE swell, 11-second period, but the winds are cross-off and the energy is high (722 to 752) – still clean, but the quality is a bit mixed. The next true highlight is Wednesday the 22nd morning: 5 ft ENE swell, 11-second period, light offshore wind from the W at 6 mph, and combined energy at 587 – that’s very good, clean surf. The glassy conditions on Wednesday afternoon and Thursday the 23rd morning are also nice, with 5 ft and 4 ft ENE swell respectively, but the energy drops a bit.

The end of the second week sees a shift. Friday the 24th offers a clean 3 ft to 4 ft ESE swell, glassy or light offshore, with moderate energy. Saturday the 25th morning is glassy with 3 ft ESE swell, but the afternoon turns choppy. Sunday the 26th is messy until the evening when a 4 ft N swell with glassy conditions shows up. Then – and this is the big one for the experts – Monday the 27th morning brings a 8 ft N swell, 8-second period, light cross-off wind, and massive combined energy of 1732. That’s excellent, powerful surf, but it’s only for experienced surfers. Over 8 ft, it’s a serious paddle.

So, the best on offer is Monday the 20th afternoon for a solid, clean session, and Monday the 27th morning for the big-wave crew. The week from the 12th to the 17th is mostly a write-off – small, windy, ordinary. The second week has more action, but it’s a mixed bag of clean windows and choppy passages.

Rusty.

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