Friendly Beaches Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day crew, Rusty here breakin' down the surf at Friendly Beaches for the next couple of weeks. It’s gonna be a bit of a waiting game, but there’s a few windows that are gonna be absolute crackers if you can line 'em up.

First up, it starts real quiet. Monday the 24th and Tuesday the 25th of August, we’re lookin' at ankle-to-knee-high waves, around 2 to 2 feet from the south, with a decent 11 to 14 second period. The energy in the water is pretty light, between 137 and 180. The only reason to get wet on Tuesday morning is that glassy wind from the ENE – dead flat, mirror-like water. For a tiny wave and a longboard, it’ll be fun, but it’s not a stand-out.

Wednesday the 26th shows a bump to 3 feet from the NE, but the period is a short, weak 8 seconds, and the wind is whippin' cross-offshore at 25 km/h from the WSW. It’ll be clean, but the waves will be fat and gutless. Wave energy is moderate at 193.

From Thursday the 27th through to the end of August, it’s a real lull. Swell stays under 3 feet, winds are messy or onshore, and the scores are poor. There’s a tiny glassy moment on Saturday the 29th morning – 2 feet from the ESE – but it's pretty weak. That’s a good few days where the surf report is better off read than ridden.

Now, the first real highlight hits on Sunday 30th August afternoon. The wind goes totally glassy – calm as – and we get a solid 3-foot south swell with a period of 16 seconds. That’s proper, long-period groundswell, and the combined energy is a solid 350. The waves are gonna be clean, lined up, and good to surf. Monday 31st August morning is another beauty: a gentle offshore wind from the west at 15 km/h, 2 feet of south swell with a 15-second period, and energy at 375. That’s a primo window.

Things go a bit flat again until Thursday 3rd September afternoon. This is the big one for the rippers. The wind goes glassy from the NW, the swell jumps to 7 feet from the north with a short period of 6 seconds, and the combined energy cranks to 897 – that’s strong, dumpy, and powerful. The short period means it’ll be a bit lumpy and won't hold a nice wall, but the size and glass will create some heavy, hollow wedges. This is expert territory – 7 feet is a serious step up.

The following days settle back to small, clean conditions, with 3 to 4 feet south swells on the 5th of September with clean cross-offshore winds and moderate energy around 237. Good small-wave fun.

Looking ahead, Tuesday 8th September morning is set to be another standout. A 5-foot south swell (period 8 seconds) with a clean cross-offshore breeze from the WNW at 15 km/h and a combined energy of 521 – that’s a punchy, strong swell with clean conditions. That’s a session to mark on the calendar.

So, to sum it up: the real gems are Sunday 30th and Monday 31st of August for that clean, long-period groundswell, Thursday 3rd September for the big, glassy dumpers for the advanced crew, and Tuesday 8th September for solid, clean fun. The rest is small or windy, so don’t waste the good sessions.

Stay wet,
Rusty

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