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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm 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
21.4° 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 4AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 15). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (16 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (16 Apr)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
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
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
1.4
S
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
3
S
Period(s) (?)11111010101010104444551110566777712
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)212088888881197651210857755550
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
5
ESE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
5
W
10
SW
40
S
25
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SSW
20
SSE
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassoffcross-
off
offoffcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:51PM
1.42
7:00AM
1.41
7:29PM
1.53
7:47AM
1.39
8:09PM
1.63
8:35AM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:57AM
0.21
1:10PM
0.09
1:45AM
0.11
1:49PM
0.09
2:34AM
0.05
2:29PM
0.13
Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise----6:16-------6:18-------6:18---
Sunset-------5:30-------5:30-------5:29
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------11------
Temp. °C202018161519232120201917172327272017161514161717
Feels °C (?)192118151418211819191614131925251412131110131212
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