Freshwater and Harbord Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.78° S 151.30° E

Freshwater and Harbord 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Freshwater and Harbord sea temperature is
20.4°C
1.6° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater and Harbord at 11AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (24 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (24 Oct)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
1
3
1
1
0
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NE
7
1.8
NE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
7
2.3
NE
8
1.8
ENE
8
2.2
NE
8
2
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
2.4
NE
8
2.4
NE
8
2.3
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
372
375
253
253
238
253
306
372
655
434
650
532
450
699
805
864
723
660
551
470
345
276
206
152
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:28AM1.41m
7:38PM1.33m
8:05AM1.52m
8:23PM1.32m
8:43AM1.61m
9:10PM1.29m
Low Tide
1:08AM0.17m
1:38PM0.25m
1:44AM0.14m
2:24PM0.15m
2:21AM0.14m
3:11PM0.07m
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Temp °C
18
18
19
22
21
20
20
20
20
21
22
27
28
27
25
22
21
21
20
18
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
19
19
20
22
19
18
18
20
21
20
20
25
26
23
23
21
19
19
16
13
12
13
14
15
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