Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater and Harbord today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater and Harbord at 9PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater and Harbord. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 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) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 685 | 533 | 482 | 102 | 137 | 164 | 171 | 212 | 380 | 403 | 403 | 372 | 342 | 269 | 175 | 145 | 159 | 237 | 287 | 337 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:08PM1.33m | 5:57AM1.07m | 5:51PM1.39m | 6:32AM1.17m | 6:30PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42AM0.51m | 11:53PM0.29m | 11:32AM0.44m | 00:27AM0.22m | 12:17PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 685 | 533 | 482 | 214 | 177 | 149 | 123 | 125 | 110 | 155 | 129 | 129 | 118 | 110 | 78 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 52 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 17 | S 17 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 29 | 52 | 145 | 247 | 343 | 332 | 192 | 122 | 72 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 15 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | E 11 | — | E 13 | S 20 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | S 18 | S 17 | E 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 74 | 102 | 137 | 164 | 171 | 212 | 380 | 403 | 403 | 372 | 342 | 269 | 175 | 145 | 159 | 237 | 287 | 337 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 30 | 119 | 119 | 120 | 120 | 30 | 28 | 120 | 661 | 522 | 315 | 28 |
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