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Freshwater and Harbord in Sydney North is a sheltered beach break that has dependable surf. The favoured time of year for waves is autumn. Works best in offshore winds from the northwest with some shelter here from northeast winds. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the optimum swell angle is from the east northeast. The beach break provides left and right handers. Good surf at all stages of the tide. When the surf is up, crowds are likely Rocks are a hazard.

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Overall Freshwater and Harbord Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Freshwater and Harbord surf quality by season and Freshwater and Harbord surf quality by month.

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Use this relief map to navigate to New South Wales - Sydney North surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Freshwater and Harbord

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Freshwater and Harbord:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Queenscliff	0 mi
Second closest break	Curl Curl	1 mi
Third closest break	Manly-North Steyne	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Queensie Bombie	1 mi
Fifth closest break	Curl Curl Point	1 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Freshwater and Harbord:
Closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	4842 mi
Second closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	4869 mi
Third closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	5004 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	5060 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	5370 mi
Tide stations nearest to Freshwater and Harbord:
Closest tide station	Camp Cove, Australia	4 mi
Second closest tide station	Sydney, Australia	6 mi
Third closest tide station	Sydney, Australia (2)	6 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Pittwater, Australia	12 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Botany Bay, Australia	15 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Freshwater and Harbord:
Closest ski area	Selwyn Snowfields (Australia)	218 mi
Second closest ski area	Perisher (Australia)	244 mi
Third closest ski area	Charlotte Pass (Australia)	249 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Thredbo (Australia)	253 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Falls Creek (Australia)	311 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Freshwater and Harbord:
Closest city location	Freshwater (Australia)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Curl Curl (Australia)	1 mi
Third closest city location	Manly (Australia)	1 mi
Fourth closest city location	Brookvale (Australia)	2 mi
Fifth closest city location	Dee Why (Australia)	2 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Freshwater and Harbord is Kingsford Smith International Airport (Sydney) Airport (SYD) in Australia, 21 km (13 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Freshwater and Harbord is Sydney Bankstown Airport (BWU), also in Australia, 33 km (20 miles) away.
• Third is Richmond Airport (RCM) in Australia, 52 km (32 miles) away.
• Camden Airport (CDU) in Australia is 63 km (39 miles) away.
• Canberra Airport (CBR), also in Australia is the fifth nearest airport to Freshwater and Harbord and is 257 km (160 miles) away.