Freshwater and Harbord Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.78° S 151.30° E

Freshwater and Harbord 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater and Harbord sea temperature is
16.8° C
1.2° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater and Harbord at 1AM is: 2.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (10 Aug)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (10 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
9
1.4
NE
9
2.4
NE
6
3
NE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.1
NE
10
1
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
143
323
437
839
666
659
591
492
321
230
177
131
113
108
94
103
71
71
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
NNE
35
NNE
30
N
30
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
45
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
25
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:10PM1.58m
6:05AM1.04m
6:08PM1.67m
7:01AM1.10m
7:01PM1.74m
Low Tide
00:08AM0.14m
11:31AM0.33m
1:02AM0.05m
12:29PM0.27m
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
 mm
2
3
1
Temp °C
13
14
15
16
12
12
16
14
15
16
16
16
15
17
20
20
15
13
Feels °C
9
9
8
11
6
3
7
4
8
8
9
11
10
11
16
16
8
7
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