Harvey Cedars 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.70° N 74.14° W

Issued: 1 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Harvey Cedars sea temperature is

19.1°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Harvey Cedars today (30 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Harvey Cedars at 6AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Afternoon (30 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Evening (30 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 30								Thursday 1								Friday 2
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	ESE 13	ESE 13	SE 13	ESE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	S 6	E 12
Wave Graph
kJ	38	37	35	35	35	36	65	64	40	59	37	37	36	56	36	36	37	56	56	56	56	46	52	67
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	WNW	WSW	S	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	W	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off
High Tide				10:16AM1.63m				10:53PM1.32m					11:14AM1.59m				11:57PM1.26m				12:18PM1.54m
Low Tide		4:06AM0.05m				4:56PM0.10m				4:50AM0.10m					5:50PM0.17m				5:42AM0.18m				6:57PM0.23m


	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	18	18	18	20	22	22	22	20	20	20	20	21	23	24	23	22	21	20	20	24	27	28	23	22
Feels °C	17	17	17	20	21	20	21	18	19	20	20	20	22	23	22	21	19	18	18	22	24	26	23	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	ENE 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	S 6	S 6
kJ	38	37	35	35	35	36	25	37	37	22	23	22	22	56	36	36	37	56	56	56	56	46	52	41
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	SE 13	ESE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 12	E 12
kJ	18	17	17	17	33	17	65	64	40	59	37	37	36	22	22	22	12	12	12	11	11	5	45	67
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 10	SE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SSE 7	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	—
kJ	4	3	3	4	4	4	2	5	2	4	2	2	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	S 2	SSW 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	SSW 4	S 4	S 4	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	—	NW 2
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	3	4	4	2	2	4	4	9	15	25	31	49	64	64	62	—	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	43	55	130	0	45	152	152	152	152	131	57	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1						1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	4

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