Freshwater and Harbord 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.78° S 151.30° E

Issued: 3 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Freshwater and Harbord sea temperature is

17.6°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 (12 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater and Harbord at 7AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 12). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Sep)	0.5ft (0.2m)	14s
Afternoon (12 Sep)	0.5ft (0.2m)	14s
Evening (12 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	4s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon).
	Saturday 12								Sunday 13								Monday 14
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 13	ENE 14	ENE 14	ENE 14	ENE 14	ENE 14	ENE 13	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 4	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	18	18	18	19	19	19	17	24	29	22	19	18	24	56	144	219	229	199	75	82	64	94	175	206
Wind (km/h)	W	W	WNW	N	ENE	ENE	NE	N	N	N	NNW	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	NE	NE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				8:46AM1.41m				8:56PM1.47m				9:22AM1.44m				9:37PM1.35m				9:59AM1.45m
Low Tide		2:36AM0.06m				2:48PM0.16m				3:09AM0.12m				3:33PM0.18m				3:41AM0.19m					4:18PM0.23m


	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—
Temp °C	15	14	13	16	17	17	16	16	15	14	14	17	18	18	17	17	16	15	15	22	23	18	17	18
Feels °C	15	13	12	15	13	13	12	14	13	12	13	15	14	13	12	15	14	13	13	19	19	15	13	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10
kJ	332	332	290	418	330	279	210	198	158	154	158	181	146	143	141	136	161	101	75	54	114	81	79	52
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 19	S 19	S 19	S 19	S 18	S 17	S 21	S 20	S 20	S 19	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 12	ENE 12
kJ	61	111	186	184	161	142	137	132	121	112	19	18	17	17	17	17	178	175	129	123	17	16	15	15
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 13	ENE 14	ENE 14	ENE 14	ENE 14	ENE 14	ENE 13	ENE 12	ENE 13	ENE 13	S 18	S 17	S 16	ENE 13	ENE 13	S 18	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	S 16	—	S 15	S 15
kJ	18	18	18	19	19	19	17	14	16	17	101	49	21	17	17	6	17	17	17	17	5	—	5	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 4	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	—	NE 6	NE 6	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	3	10	24	29	22	32	26	24	56	144	219	229	199	—	82	64	94	175	206
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	1	1	1	1	165	27	27	1	1	1	1	2	181	505	49	0	0	0	0	0	28	120	69	28
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3				2	2	2	2	2				2	3	2	2	2
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