Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater and Harbord today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater and Harbord at 1AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater and Harbord. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 494 | 477 | 427 | 73 | 75 | 51 | 154 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 48 | 45 | 40 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:56PM1.60m | 6:46AM1.19m | 6:47PM1.63m | 7:28AM1.28m | 7:32PM1.62m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:42AM0.07m | 12:24PM0.27m | 1:23AM0.03m | 1:15PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | S 23 | S 22 | S 20 | S 10 |
| kJ | 494 | 477 | 427 | 201 | 165 | 132 | 39 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 48 | 45 | 40 | 25 | 162 | 240 | 208 | 1170 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 9 | E 17 | E 9 | SSW 17 | S 26 | E 16 | S 23 | S 23 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 73 | 75 | 51 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 57 | 13 | 5 | 41 | 92 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 14 | E 17 | E 17 | — | NE 16 | NE 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 2 | WSW 3 | S 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 154 | 906 | 1541 | 2415 | 2716 | 1985 | 1365 | 1021 | 1137 | 1137 | 1115 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 614 | 770 | 346 | 187 | 79 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 62 | 7 | 2 |
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