Friendly Beaches Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s have a proper look at what’s on the cards for Friendly Beaches over the next couple of weeks. Straight up, it’s a patchy run, so you’re gonna have to pick your moments. There’s some size coming, but it’s not all gonna be pretty.

We start off with a bit of a flat spell. Friday the 7th and Saturday the 8th are nothing to write home about, with tiny, messy waves and not much push. You’re better off waxing a board and just waiting. Sunday the 9th stays poor, with a rising cross-shore breeze and the swell jumping around but turning to chop. Nothing worth paddling out for.

Then things get interesting. Monday the 10th, we’ve got a big pulse of NE swell hitting, and the early morning glass-off is tempting, but the energy reading is massive – 1732 – and it’s simply too big for this break. That’s a serious amount of water moving. By Monday afternoon, the wind swings offshore, and it cleans up to a solid 8ft, but this is still pushing limits. Only for the experienced crew. If you’re a beginner, stay well clear. This is the standout window, but it’s not for everyone. The energy is still strong at 1242.

Tuesday the 11th eases back to a cleaner 3ft with a light cross-off breeze. It’s surfable and a much better option for most. Good shape, but nothing epic. Wednesday the 12th is a mix – the morning is lumpy and cross-shore at 7ft, but the afternoon improves to 5ft with a clean cross-off. Not a classic, but workable. Thursday the 13th drops right back off, and we’re back to ankle-biters. Friday the 14th stays small and pretty ordinary, with a long-period south swell filling in but no real size.

Saturday the 15th is your next real highlight. The morning is glassy, with a clean 3ft of south swell and light offshore conditions. It’s small but super clean – perfect for a longboard or a fish. That’s a fun, low-stress session. The afternoon gets bumped by a cross-on breeze, so get out early.

After that, the surf goes quiet again. Sunday the 16th and Monday the 17th are mostly flat with poor wind. Tuesday the 18th is dead. Wednesday the 19th shows a bit of life with a clean 5ft in the afternoon, but it’s weak and short-period. Thursday the 20th throws up another big one, with a 10ft pulse predicted for the afternoon and an energy of 1303 – way too big for here. There’s a window in the morning at 8ft but it’s marginal with a cross-off breeze. That’s expert-only territory.

The tail end of the window, Friday the 21st and Saturday the 22nd, looks better. Friday afternoon is glassy with a clean 6ft of south swell, and Saturday morning is clean at 5ft with zero wind. These look like the most user-friendly options in the second week, but they’re still a week and a half out, so treat them as promising rather than locked in.

One thing to note – the water temp is pretty much spot on for this time of year, nothing weird happening there.

So, the standout sessions are Monday the 10th afternoon for the big-wave crew, and Saturday the 15th morning for everyone else. The long-range stuff for the 21st and 22nd looks like it could be good, but we’ll have to see how it firms up. Keep an eye on the charts.

Rusty.

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