Friendly Beaches Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.01° S 148.28° E

Friendly Beaches WaveFinder

Issued: 10 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Friendly Beaches sea temperature is
13.6°C
1.0° 

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


Friendly Beaches surf forecast from 7 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Monday 12 Oct, 5PM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period, NNE swell with offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Monday 12 Oct, 8PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, N swell with 736 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 8 Oct, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSE 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 Thursday (Oct 08) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 9s. Another secondary swell of 0.3m and 2s 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 2.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Oct 12) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Oct 13) at 5AM.

Wave TypeTime (AEDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2AM (Thu 8th Oct)3.5ft (1.0m) 8s
Best Surf 5PM (Mon 12th Oct)8ft (2.4m) 8s
Most Powerful 8PM (Mon 12th Oct)8ft (2.5m) 8s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Friendly Beaches over the next 16 days.


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