Freshwater and Harbord Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.78° S 151.30° E

Freshwater and Harbord 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater and Harbord sea temperature is
17.0°C
0.8° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater and Harbord at 6PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (24 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (24 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed morning).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.5
NE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.6
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.6
S
6
0.9
NE
8
0.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
41
39
59
131
210
152
146
156
233
168
183
204
210
215
173
178
140
143
169
88
76
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
20
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
WSW
20
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
15
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:49AM0.92m
5:45PM1.39m
6:30AM0.99m
6:27PM1.45m
7:07AM1.06m
7:05PM1.51m
Low Tide
11:07AM0.49m
00:38AM0.30m
11:56AM0.43m
1:12AM0.23m
12:39PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
3
Temp °C
14
16
19
18
17
17
16
16
16
20
20
18
17
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
12
14
15
14
13
13
14
15
14
16
17
15
15
14
15
14
15
14
11
11
12
12
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