Harvey Cedars Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.70° N 74.14° W

Harvey Cedars 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Harvey Cedars sea temperature is
25.4° C
2.2° 

Harvey Cedars surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Harvey Cedars today (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Harvey Cedars at 6PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

Table - waves today at Harvey Cedars. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
9
0.9
SSE
4
1
S
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.4
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.3
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
7
28
44
75
104
139
108
71
62
50
50
40
51
51
53
41
41
41
41
40
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
20
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
SSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
15
E
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
10:51AM1.53m
11:03PM1.42m
11:39AM1.48m
11:52PM1.31m
12:26PM1.44m
Low Tide
4:55PM0.11m
5:12AM0.06m
5:40PM0.20m
5:52AM0.16m
6:30PM0.28m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:50
7:49
 mm
1
2
1
3
2
Temp °C
25
25
24
23
20
22
24
23
25
27
29
28
26
25
24
24
26
27
26
26
25
Feels °C
23
22
21
20
17
19
25
26
28
30
33
32
28
27
26
26
29
29
28
28
27
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