Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater and Harbord today (12 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater and Harbord at 12AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater and Harbord. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 6 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 54 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 29 | 32 | 26 | 33 | 51 | 202 | 113 | 80 | 83 | 96 | 84 | 69 | 98 | 137 | 339 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:34PM1.27m | 9:46AM1.53m | 10:13PM1.19m | 10:20AM1.51m | 10:53PM1.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:33PM0.14m | 3:26AM0.22m | 4:15PM0.15m | 3:57AM0.29m | 4:56PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 35 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 23 | 29 | 32 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 132 | 113 | 80 | 83 | 96 | 84 | 60 | 35 | 34 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SSW 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 32 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 5 | S 6 | S 15 | S 5 | S 17 | S 17 | ESE 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | E 16 | N 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | — | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | 54 | 16 | 26 | — | — | — | 1 | 33 | 51 | 202 | — | — | 5 | 22 | 34 | 69 | 98 | 137 | 339 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 727 | 119 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 101 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 62 | 392 |
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