Freshwater and Harbord Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.78° S 151.30° E

Freshwater and Harbord 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Freshwater and Harbord sea temperature is
18.4°C
0.0° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater and Harbord at 9AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (03 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (03 Oct)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.5
NE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.4
NE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
223
213
187
237
196
229
259
452
655
447
339
300
307
287
277
277
243
249
332
332
332
332
339
339
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
SSW
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
E
15
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:03AM0.97m
1:10PM1.43m
3:28AM0.95m
2:26PM1.41m
3:48AM1.00m
3:40PM1.43m
Low Tide
6:26AM0.47m
8:20PM0.26m
7:45AM0.51m
9:35PM0.24m
9:09AM0.50m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:28
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5:26
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6:58
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 mm
1
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4
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Temp °C
19
18
18
18
19
20
17
18
17
15
15
19
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
17
18
19
18
19
Feels °C
19
18
18
18
17
18
15
17
16
13
13
16
13
13
15
16
16
15
15
17
16
19
18
19
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