
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater and Harbord today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater and Harbord at 8AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater and Harbord. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 5 | SSE 10 | ESE 7 | E 13 | SW 5 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SW 5 | SW 5 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
68 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 37 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 28 | 15 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 26 | 25 | 16 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 11:12PM1.31m | 12:03PM1.29m | 00:01AM1.20m | 12:53PM1.33m | 1:00AM1.09m | 1:52PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:37AM0.20m | 6:06PM0.41m | 6:18AM0.25m | 7:13PM0.42m | 7:07AM0.31m | 8:30PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | E 6 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 4 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 |
68 | 27 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 28 | 4 | 26 | 13 | 24 | 28 | 51 | 68 | 82 | 94 | 93 | 37 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 5 | E 7 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 13 | E 9 | S 11 | S 10 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 9 | S 10 |
5 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 26 | 25 | 16 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 7 | E 13 | ESE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 11 | NE 9 | SSE 12 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 |
4 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | SW 5 | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | W 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 |
4 | 9 | 10 | — | 37 | — | — | 2 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 12 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 82 | 587 | 245 | 279 | 144 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 103 | 62 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 |
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