Friendly Beaches Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.01° S 148.28° E

Friendly Beaches WaveFinder

Issued: 9 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Friendly Beaches sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.9° 

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 8 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Wednesday 15 Jul, 4PM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 9s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Wednesday 15 Jul, 4PM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 9s period, S swell with 4,300 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 8 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE 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 Wednesday (Jul 08) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 12s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Friendly Beaches in the next 16 days are 5.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 7s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 1PM.

Wave TypeTime (AEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 7PM (Wed 8th Jul)3ft (0.9m) 10s
Best Surf 4PM (Wed 15th Jul)16ft (5.0m) 9s
Most Powerful 4PM (Wed 15th Jul)16ft (5.0m) 9s

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


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