Freshwater and Harbord Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.78° S 151.30° E

Freshwater and Harbord 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Freshwater and Harbord sea temperature is
18.1°C
0.1° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater and Harbord at 9AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (08 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (08 Sep)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
2.2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
9
9
645
536
494
477
417
73
75
53
7
17
29
46
47
46
41
38
18
17
6
21
Wind (km/h)
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
ENE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
20
SSW
35
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:57AM1.09m
5:56PM1.60m
6:46AM1.19m
6:47PM1.63m
7:28AM1.28m
7:32PM1.62m
Low Tide
11:54PM0.14m
11:29AM0.34m
00:42AM0.07m
12:24PM0.27m
1:23AM0.03m
1:15PM0.20m
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light rain
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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cloud
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:40
5:42
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
12
11
10
16
15
14
15
15
13
11
10
12
14
15
15
15
Feels °C
8
8
9
9
10
12
12
12
10
8
7
11
8
5
6
6
5
4
4
6
7
9
10
11
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