Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater and Harbord today (21 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater and Harbord at 9PM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater and Harbord. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the N by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 5 | SSE 6 | NE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 83 | 300 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 302 | 808 | 72 | 102 | 101 | 100 | 106 | 109 | 135 | 178 | 241 | 254 | 231 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:18PM1.27m | 5:18AM0.97m | 5:08PM1.33m | 5:57AM1.07m | 5:51PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:15PM0.36m | 10:42AM0.51m | 11:53PM0.29m | 11:32AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 69 | 47 | 6 | 1476 | 952 | 562 | 233 | 808 | 384 | 266 | 214 | 177 | 186 | 123 | 128 | 149 | 155 | 172 | 169 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | S 18 | SSW 16 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 17 | S 17 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | E 13 | S 20 | E 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 24 | 51 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 52 | 147 | 249 | 343 | 336 | 262 | 122 | 71 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | S 18 | — | S 21 | — | S 14 | S 19 | E 11 | E 15 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | E 13 | S 19 | E 13 | S 20 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | 9 | — | 106 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | S 10 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 83 | 300 | 717 | 1581 | — | — | — | 302 | — | 72 | 102 | 101 | 100 | 106 | 109 | 135 | 178 | 241 | 254 | 231 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 143 | 299 | 346 | 347 | 187 | 154 | 106 | 62 | 62 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 165 | 120 | 120 |
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