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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 17 May 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
19.9° 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 12AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 2.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)--
Afternoon (18 May)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (18 May)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
4
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.3
E
9
3
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
3.5
ENE
8
3
ENE
9
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
699
699
846
1210
897
993
918
761
677
662
689
616
482
864
1663
1441
1665
1555
1375
1202
1012
901
726
634
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
S
5
SE
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
10
N
10
W
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
25
SSW
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
8:30PM1.78m
9:19AM1.17m
9:20PM1.78m
10:16AM1.11m
10:13PM1.73m
Low Tide
2:01PM0.20m
3:18AM-0.05m
2:49PM0.24m
4:14AM-0.04m
3:40PM0.30m
5:11AM-0.00m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
4:59
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
2
4
2
Temp °C
19
19
20
19
18
17
17
18
19
19
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
16
16
16
15
14
14
16
18
19
20
18
19
17
17
19
19
20
19
17
18
18
18
17
16
12
11
12
12
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
3
ENE
9
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.5
S
9
1.9
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
Energy kJ
699
699
846
1027
897
993
918
761
677
662
689
616
482
539
1011
1441
1665
1555
1375
1202
1012
1171
726
634
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SSW
4
2.1
ENE
10
Energy kJ
2
1
2
2
2
4
6
901
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
3.5
ENE
8
0.5
WSW
3
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
1.3
SSW
5
2.2
S
7
2.5
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
3
S
10
Energy kJ
1210
864
1663
4
6
9
82
494
1172
1708
1124
1601
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
4
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
Distance (km)
0
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
5
74
1
1
0
0
10
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
8
6
4
4
5
7
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
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