Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater and Harbord today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater and Harbord at 4PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater and Harbord. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1313 | 691 | 626 | 549 | 321 | 203 | 151 | 110 | 110 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 46 | 46 | 52 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:05AM1.04m | 6:08PM1.67m | 7:01AM1.10m | 7:01PM1.74m | 7:50AM1.17m | 7:51PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31AM0.33m | 1:02AM0.05m | 12:29PM0.27m | 1:50AM-0.01m | 1:23PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | |
 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 7 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 878 | 691 | 626 | 549 | 321 | 203 | 151 | 110 | 110 | 75 | 99 | 887 | 882 | 646 | 458 | 410 | 279 | 216 | 168 | 133 | 101 | 119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | N 6 | N 6 | E 13 | SSW 7 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 46 | 46 | 52 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | N 5 | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | — | S 14 | S 14 | — | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | W 5 | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 1313 | 65 | 61 | 60 | 45 | 38 | 36 | 28 | 76 | 123 | 31 | — | — | 8 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 119 | 120 | 168 | 257 | 241 | 211 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney North Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Latest Updates
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Freshwater and Harbord surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest