Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater and Harbord today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater and Harbord at 4AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 18s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater and Harbord. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 17 | S 17 | NE 4 | N 3 | E 11 | SSE 6 | E 11 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 148 | 2 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:20AM0.85m | 3:17PM1.23m | 4:28AM0.90m | 4:18PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:23PM0.47m | 8:26AM0.60m | 10:27PM0.43m | 9:42AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 23 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | NE 4 | S 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | NNE 4 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 60 | 41 | 43 | 45 | 110 | 133 | 122 | 66 | 14 | 214 | 53 | 75 | 108 | 112 | 2 | 100 | 72 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | NE 4 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | N 3 | E 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 18 |
| kJ | 55 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 56 | 110 | 159 | 219 | 9 | 147 | 91 | 46 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | S 14 | E 11 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | S 12 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 9 | 20 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 322 | 148 | 388 | 1087 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 143 | 613 | 346 | 383 |
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