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Freshwater and Harbord surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 17 Jan 2026 AEDT
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Freshwater and Harbord surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Freshwater and Harbord sea temperature is
23.0° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Freshwater and Harbord today?

The current surf forecast for Freshwater and Harbord at 4PM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (17 Jan)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (17 Jan)11ft (3.5m)10s

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

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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SE
4
SE
3.5
SE
4
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
4
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
2.4
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
Period(s) (?)10101010109999999999999999998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22632746258726272436201618351888220024032133175518421795910695607502460492492418408372
Wind
(km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:07AM
1.52
8:49PM
1.00
8:46AM
1.57
9:27PM
1.04
9:23AM
1.60
10:04PM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:00PM
0.22
2:11AM
0.37
3:36PM
0.17
2:51AM
0.34
4:10PM
0.13
3:31AM
0.33
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
Sunrise6:00-------6:01-------6:01-------
Sunset----8:07-------8:07-------8:07---
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
43333456646521-----1--1-
Temp. °C212121212120202020202020202019202021212121202020
Feels °C (?)171717171716171616151717161616171717181718181818
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