Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater and Harbord today (09 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater and Harbord at 10PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 09). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater and Harbord. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 6 | ENE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 903 | 739 | 576 | 470 | 387 | 270 | 211 | 166 | 120 | 98 | 108 | 102 | 99 | 101 | 88 | 69 | 50 | 46 | 19 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 8:12PM1.41m | 8:37AM1.47m | 8:53PM1.35m | 9:12AM1.52m | 9:34PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06PM0.20m | 2:22AM0.13m | 2:51PM0.16m | 2:55AM0.17m | 3:33PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 903 | 739 | 576 | 470 | 387 | 270 | 211 | 166 | 120 | 98 | 108 | 102 | 99 | 101 | 50 | 60 | 50 | 25 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | S 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 9 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 47 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 42 | 23 | 28 | 8 | 88 | 69 | 44 | 16 | 19 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | S 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | E 12 | S 11 | E 11 | S 16 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | SSE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 6 | NE 7 | E 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | — | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 16 | 28 | 58 | 60 | — | — | 33 | 46 | 98 | — | — | 19 | 49 | — | — | — | 46 | 10 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 728 | 728 | 30 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 734 | 165 | 48 | 1 |
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