
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater and Harbord today (24 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater and Harbord at 11PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater and Harbord. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
238 | 238 | 314 | 382 | 582 | 412 | 394 | 519 | 400 | 439 | 571 | 676 | 760 | 680 | 508 | 387 | 300 | 237 | 152 | 126 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:38PM1.33m | 8:05AM1.52m | 8:23PM1.32m | 8:43AM1.61m | 9:10PM1.29m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38PM0.25m | 1:44AM0.14m | 2:24PM0.15m | 2:21AM0.14m | 3:11PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | E 11 | S 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 8 | S 9 |
6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 441 | 412 | 394 | 374 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 676 | 760 | 680 | 508 | 387 | 300 | 237 | 517 | 529 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 17 | — | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | NE 9 | ENE 8 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 6 | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 152 | 126 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 21 | S 21 | S 16 | — | — | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 9 | 9 | 5 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | NW 2 | SW 3 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — |
238 | 238 | 314 | 382 | 582 | — | — | 519 | 400 | 439 | 571 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 138 | 389 | 533 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 369 | 369 | 56 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 94 | 132 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 80 | 62 | 40 | 2 | 2 |
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