Freshwater and Harbord 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.78° S 151.30° E

Issued: 10 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Freshwater and Harbord sea temperature is

20.9°C

Freshwater and Harbord 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 Freshwater and Harbord today (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater and Harbord at 4PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	8s
Evening (27 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s

Table - waves today at Freshwater and Harbord. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 27						Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	SSE 5	SSE 6	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	69	56	41	78	103	29	32	32	47	47	31	23	23	56	19	13	14	22	21	21	20	19
Wind (km/h)	NW	N	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	WSW	WSW	W	W	SW	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	WNW	WNW	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	on	on	glassy	off	cross-off	on	on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide		9:24AM1.67m				9:59PM1.23m				10:07AM1.69m				10:51PM1.16m				10:55AM1.67m
Low Tide				3:59PM0.03m				3:41AM0.21m				4:50PM0.03m				4:26AM0.27m					5:46PM0.06m


	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:19	—	—
mm	—	1	—	—	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	18	18	18	19	16	15	15	21	24	19	18	17	17	14	15	18	18	18	17	17
Feels °C	15	17	15	14	16	19	14	12	12	17	19	13	15	15	17	13	14	16	15	15	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 8	S 7	S 7	NE 7	SSE 5	SSE 6	S 8	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 13	S 11
kJ	328	266	230	157	117	90	68	64	72	88	65	23	23	56	66	96	242	400	392	308	726	577
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	—	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 5	NE 5	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	E 8	S 7	S 8	SE 4	S 15	S 15	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16
kJ	69	56	41	—	23	29	32	23	47	47	31	1	44	34	6	70	72	81	176	305	255	396
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	—	NNE 8	—	—	NE 8	NE 7	ENE 7	E 12	—	—	E 12	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9
kJ	31	—	23	—	—	9	27	32	3	—	—	3	18	12	19	13	14	22	21	21	20	19
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 5	—	SW 2	WSW 3	SSW 7	S 7	S 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	78	103	25	—	1	1	117	106	97	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	1	400	400	30	2	1	1	1	1	1	62	10	2	1	1	1	10	522	165	27	27
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