Freshwater and Harbord Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.78° S 151.30° E

Freshwater and Harbord 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater and Harbord sea temperature is
17.3° C
0.8° 

Freshwater and Harbord surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Freshwater and Harbord today (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater and Harbord at 11AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (02 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
1
SW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
222
658
835
822
998
784
669
578
449
373
308
229
191
137
110
90
69
27
25
10
9
16
14
44
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:38AM1.21m
10:31PM1.41m
11:18AM1.26m
11:12PM1.31m
12:03PM1.29m
Low Tide
4:28AM0.13m
4:22PM0.36m
5:01AM0.16m
5:10PM0.39m
5:37AM0.20m
6:06PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:46
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
14
12
13
13
16
15
16
15
15
14
15
17
21
22
18
15
13
11
10
13
17
18
14
12
Feels °C
12
10
11
11
12
10
11
12
12
11
12
13
17
17
14
11
10
7
6
8
12
12
7
6
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