Surf Forecasts:
Friendly Beaches surf forecast from 29 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 2 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period, N swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 5 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period, S swell with 4,129 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 30 Jun, 10PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NNE 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 Tuesday (Jun 30) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.5m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 2.2m and 9s. Another secondary swell of 0.2m and 11s is also forecast. 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 4.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 05) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.5m 9s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 04) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Tue 30th Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Thu 2nd Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Sun 5th Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Friendly Beaches over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 101 | 340 | 462 | 319 | 559 | 743 | 512 | 402 | 311 | 1691 | 1062 | 1187 | 402 | 398 | 111 | 16 | 4000 | 4129 | 2966 | 2454 | 1924 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:13PM1.23m | 9:12AM0.82m | 7:54PM1.24m | 9:55AM0.82m | 8:34PM1.23m | 10:37AM0.84m | 9:13PM1.21m | 11:17AM0.86m | 9:52PM1.18m | 11:55AM0.89m | 10:34PM1.14m | 12:31PM0.94m | 11:22PM1.08m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:46PM0.62m | 2:40AM0.17m | 1:29PM0.63m | 3:20AM0.16m | 2:12PM0.63m | 3:59AM0.16m | 2:56PM0.64m | 4:36AM0.16m | 3:43PM0.65m | 5:12AM0.17m | 4:36PM0.65m | 5:46AM0.19m | 5:35PM0.63m | ||||||||
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 | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
 | — | 4:44 | — | — | 4:44 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | S 14 | S 14 | NNE 9 | S 13 | NNE 9 | S 18 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | — | — | SSW 18 | — | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 81 | 119 | 61 | 9 | 10 | 743 | 512 | 4 | 15 | 1276 | 3 | 947 | 26 | 398 | 111 | 16 | — | — | 123 | — | 1396 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | S 13 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 | S 16 | NNE 9 | — | — | — | — | S 17 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | 14 | — | 4 | 4 | 52 | 43 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 89 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | N 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | NNE 8 | — | SW 5 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 101 | 340 | 462 | 319 | 559 | — | — | 402 | 311 | 1691 | 1062 | 1187 | 402 | — | 123 | 2510 | 4000 | 4129 | 2966 | 2454 | 1924 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 110 | 34 | 34 | 93 | 34 | 93 | 93 | 110 | 93 | 110 | 110 | 34 | 530 | 607 | 34 | 669 | 669 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
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