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Friendly Beaches Surf Photo: 'Golden walls' by Lachie Brumby

Lat Long: 42.01° S 148.28° E

Issued: 3 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Friendly Beaches sea temperature is

14.5° C

1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Friendly Beaches surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	SW	SSW	NE	ESE
	11 s	cross- off	5 s	11 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 October at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Friendly Beaches around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	SW	S	NE	ESE
	10 s	cross- off	5 s	10 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 October at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Friendly Beaches around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	SSW	S	NE	SSW
	10 s	cross- off	5 s	10 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 October at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Friendly Beaches around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	SE	SSW	S	NE
	9 s	cross- on	5 s	5 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 October at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Friendly Beaches around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	ENE		NE	S
	9 s	on		9 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 October at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Friendly Beaches around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NNE		ENE	SSW
	9 s	cross- on		9 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 October at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Friendly Beaches around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NNW		ENE	SSW
	9 s	cross- off		9 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 October at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Friendly Beaches around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	WNW		SSW	E
	8 s	glass		14 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 October at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Friendly Beaches around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	WNW	NNW	ENE	S
	8 s	glass	3 s	9 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 October at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Friendly Beaches around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	WSW		S	ENE
	8 s	glass		12 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 October at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Friendly Beaches around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	S		S	ENE
	9 s	glass		10 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 October at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Friendly Beaches around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	ESE	SE	S	ENE
	9 s	cross- on	1 s	9 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 October at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Friendly Beaches around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	ENE	E	S	ENE
	9 s	on	2 s	9 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 October at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Friendly Beaches around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	NE	ENE	S	ENE
	9 s	cross- on	2 s	9 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 October at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Friendly Beaches around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	NE	NE	S	ENE
	9 s	cross- on	2 s	9 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 October at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Friendly Beaches around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	N	NE	S	ENE
	9 s	cross	2 s	10 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 October at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Friendly Beaches around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	NNW	NNE	S	ENE
	9 s	cross- off	2 s	10 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 October at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Friendly Beaches around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 3 minutes before high water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.0m (3.2 ft). Range 1.55m (5.1 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Friendly Beaches Surf Photo: 'Golden walls' by Lachie Brumby

@ friendly beaches, whilst the sun is rising

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User: Lachie Brumby (1 photo)

Country: Australia (2654 photos)

Photo taken at: 5:31 am 14 Oct 2012