Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater and Harbord today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater and Harbord at 9PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater and Harbord. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | NE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 96 | 93 | 93 | 124 | 100 | 97 | 112 | 86 | 77 | 267 | 108 | 87 | 81 | 77 | 44 | 45 | 41 | 25 | 41 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:07PM1.32m | 00:16AM1.05m | 12:55PM1.29m | 1:12AM0.93m | 1:51PM1.26m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:29PM0.42m | 6:14AM0.38m | 7:34PM0.47m | 6:57AM0.47m | 8:49PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | S 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 56 | 56 | 93 | 85 | 28 | 28 | 88 | 86 | 72 | 10 | 108 | 83 | 81 | 57 | 44 | 45 | 41 | 23 | 21 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 11 | S 10 | SE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 12 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | NE 5 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 41 | 61 | 55 | 50 | 51 | 97 | 112 | 80 | 77 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 77 | 42 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | ESE 11 | SE 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 100 | 50 | 28 | 23 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | — | — | ENE 5 | — | — | E 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 96 | 93 | 89 | 124 | — | — | 28 | — | — | 267 | 59 | 87 | 71 | 53 | 65 | 32 | 22 | 25 | 41 | 108 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 165 | 119 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 30 | 120 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
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