Freshwater and Harbord Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.78° S 151.30° E

Freshwater and Harbord 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater and Harbord sea temperature is
17.3°C
0.5° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater and Harbord at 7AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (25 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (25 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.6
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
ENE
8
1.4
S
6
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
128
112
156
221
168
237
210
215
169
147
133
136
126
117
106
78
78
80
62
62
52
39
40
52
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
5
SE
0
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
6:30AM0.99m
6:27PM1.45m
7:07AM1.06m
7:05PM1.51m
7:42AM1.14m
7:41PM1.53m
Low Tide
00:38AM0.30m
11:56AM0.43m
1:12AM0.23m
12:39PM0.37m
1:44AM0.17m
1:19PM0.32m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:20
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5:30
5:31
5:31
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
4
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
14
15
14
14
14
12
14
14
15
15
16
13
11
11
12
12
11
12
13
14
11
11
13
13
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