Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater and Harbord today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater and Harbord at 7PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater and Harbord. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 296 | 231 | 198 | 211 | 151 | 137 | 134 | 94 | 67 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 24 | 31 | 29 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:52PM1.50m | 9:25AM1.34m | 9:30PM1.43m | 10:02AM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40PM0.25m | 3:16AM0.10m | 3:22PM0.24m | 3:48AM0.13m | 4:07PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 296 | 231 | 198 | 211 | 151 | 137 | 127 | 202 | 229 | 225 | 181 | 194 | 202 | 196 | 188 | 145 | 107 | 115 | 143 | 146 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 180 | 160 | 129 | 93 | 105 | 90 | 134 | 94 | 67 | 24 | 24 | 98 | 148 | 137 | 127 | 112 | 153 | 76 | 78 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | S 18 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 24 | 20 | 54 | 14 | 24 | 31 | 29 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 13 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 10 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 119 | 27 | 2 |
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