Freshwater and Harbord Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.78° S 151.30° E

Freshwater and Harbord 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Freshwater and Harbord sea temperature is
17.3°C
0.6° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater and Harbord at 11AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.7
NE
6
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
1
SW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
15
23
38
37
37
35
34
33
33
33
33
33
33
33
33
32
19
19
19
19
19
43
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
10
NW
20
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
30
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:10PM1.34m
10:43AM1.41m
10:55PM1.23m
11:28AM1.42m
11:49PM1.12m
12:22PM1.41m
Low Tide
4:22AM0.17m
4:57PM0.28m
5:00AM0.24m
5:55PM0.31m
5:44AM0.32m
7:04PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
15
18
23
26
22
20
19
18
18
23
26
26
23
20
19
19
20
25
24
23
19
16
Feels °C
14
12
12
15
19
22
17
17
16
14
15
18
21
22
19
17
15
15
15
20
18
18
13
10
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