Freshwater and Harbord surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 12 Apr 2026 AEST
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Freshwater and Harbord surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Freshwater and Harbord sea temperature is
22.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Freshwater and Harbord today?

The current surf forecast for Freshwater and Harbord at 11AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (12 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (12 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
Period(s) (?)141413131313141414141515141414141313131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4875295065065035997469151041115914291377119610308946265033402722121091037144
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SSE
5
ENE
10
NE
5
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SE
15
E
15
ENE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncrosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:41AM
1.26
4:52PM
1.04
4:36AM
1.31
5:34PM
1.16
5:26AM
1.36
6:13PM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:36AM
0.32
10:22PM
0.52
11:18AM
0.24
11:18PM
0.43
11:56AM
0.17
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise--6:13-------6:15-------6:15-----
Sunset-----5:36-------5:35-------5:34--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151413162021191614131316181918181615151820201919
Feels °C (?)89791314121088812151716161312121718181718
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