Freshwater and Harbord 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.78° S 151.30° E

Issued: 4 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Freshwater and Harbord sea temperature is

19.4°C

Freshwater and Harbord surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Freshwater and Harbord today (10 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater and Harbord at 11AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	9s
Afternoon (10 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Evening (10 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 10								Sunday 11								Monday 12
	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	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SSE 8	NE 7	ENE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	SSE 6	SSE 6	ENE 7	NE 5	SE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	345	270	231	142	120	98	86	173	171	129	73	48	53	68	53	18	69	49	33	26	32	47	151	98
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	NW	N	NW	SE	ENE	WSW	S	S	S	ESE	E	ENE	NE	NNE	WNW	WNW	NNW	NNW	E	NE	WSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	off	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross
High Tide				8:37AM1.47m				8:53PM1.35m				9:12AM1.52m				9:34PM1.27m				9:46AM1.53m				10:13PM1.19m
Low Tide		2:22AM0.13m				2:51PM0.16m				2:55AM0.17m				3:33PM0.14m				3:26AM0.22m				4:15PM0.15m


	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	18	23	28	29	24	25	18	18	18	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	21	29	30	28	24	26
Feels °C	15	16	18	22	27	29	24	24	16	16	18	20	17	18	19	22	20	19	21	28	28	27	25	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	ENE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 6	SSE 6	SE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	NE 6
kJ	345	270	231	142	120	98	86	173	171	129	50	48	53	24	25	18	69	49	33	26	17	10	9	98
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	E 11	ENE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 7	NE 8	NE 8	E 9	SE 8	S 6	S 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 5	SE 5	E 9	E 8	S 6	SE 8
kJ	62	61	49	43	10	56	42	34	35	14	73	46	15	17	6	11	13	8	7	4	6	6	1	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	S 12	S 9	S 9	S 9	E 11	ESE 8	SE 8	S 15	SSE 8	SE 7	SE 8	ESE 8	E 9	SE 7	E 9	S 6	ESE 9	ESE 8	E 9	S 6	S 6	S 15	S 15
kJ	6	10	6	6	6	9	26	14	4	6	18	18	7	15	13	14	6	7	7	13	1	1	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	—	—	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	—	—	S 4	S 5	—	—	NE 8	ENE 7	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	—	—	—	NE 6	NE 5	NE 6	SW 2
kJ	101	—	—	69	39	97	—	—	20	53	—	—	46	68	53	77	95	—	—	—	32	47	151	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	10	10	1	32	735	74	31	1	0	1	1	1	9	120	0	7
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