Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater and Harbord today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater and Harbord at 4AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater and Harbord. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 52 | 19 | 29 | 55 | 60 | 55 | 53 | 70 | 131 | 193 | 147 | 103 | 114 | 166 | 216 | 178 | 213 | 271 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:57PM1.32m | 5:49AM0.92m | 5:45PM1.39m | 6:30AM0.99m | 6:27PM1.45m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58PM0.37m | 11:07AM0.49m | 00:38AM0.30m | 11:56AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | S 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 216 | 329 | 247 | 196 | 159 | 55 | 123 | 96 | 98 | 73 | 72 | 77 | 61 | 94 | 139 | 29 | 213 | 271 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | E 14 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 95 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 156 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 8 | 9 | 69 | 47 | 45 | 28 | 20 | 28 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 18 | S 17 | ENE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 18 | S 17 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 15 | — | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 19 | — | 20 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | — | NW 3 |
| kJ | 52 | 19 | 29 | 55 | 60 | 79 | 53 | 70 | 131 | 193 | 147 | 103 | 114 | 166 | 216 | 178 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 170 | 170 | 67 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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