Freshwater and Harbord Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.78° S 151.30° E

Freshwater and Harbord 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater and Harbord sea temperature is
20.2°C
1.3° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater and Harbord at 2AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (26 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (26 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon morning, calm by Mon night).

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NE
8
2.3
NE
9
2.2
NE
9
1.9
NE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1002
861
794
639
470
387
276
237
152
126
102
70
67
42
48
40
29
40
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
NNW
25
NW
15
W
30
S
30
S
20
SSE
20
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
0
SSE
10
WNW
5
WSW
15
E
20
ENE
15
NE
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
8:23PM1.32m
8:43AM1.61m
9:10PM1.29m
9:24AM1.67m
9:59PM1.23m
Low Tide
2:21AM0.14m
3:11PM0.07m
3:00AM0.17m
3:59PM0.03m
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cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
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clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
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4
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Temp °C
21
20
21
21
16
16
17
16
17
17
16
15
15
19
21
18
18
18
Feels °C
19
19
18
20
11
10
12
11
14
15
15
15
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16
17
14
16
18
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