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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 15 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
21.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Freshwater and Harbord today?

The current surf forecast for Freshwater and Harbord at 3PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 15). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (15 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (15 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
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
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.1
E
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.2
SSE
0.4
NE
1.7
S
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.2
NNE
Period(s) (?)11111111111110101010101010444451166666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22222121212018888882764351211187764
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
S
15
ESE
10
SE
0
S
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NE
20
NE
10
N
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
5
WSW
15
WSW
30
SSW
15
S
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:13AM
1.39
6:51PM
1.42
7:00AM
1.41
7:29PM
1.53
7:47AM
1.39
8:09PM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:33PM
0.11
12:57AM
0.21
1:10PM
0.09
1:45AM
0.11
1:49PM
0.09
2:34AM
0.05
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
Sunrise6:16-------6:16-------6:18-------
Sunset---5:32-------5:30-------5:30----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------------1---
Temp. °C141922201919171615192321202019181723262721171614
Feels °C (?)111721171820171514182219191917151319242315141210
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