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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
22.2° 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 6AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)910101099999151514141413131313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)112898787106104837886121193236233299282277273246242246246176225286
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
WNW
5
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:26AM
1.26
1:35PM
0.86
1:29AM
1.23
2:53PM
0.88
2:38AM
1.23
4:00PM
0.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:40PM
0.55
7:37AM
0.44
6:39PM
0.60
8:46AM
0.43
7:57PM
0.62
9:47AM
0.39
Wed
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise----6:11-------6:11-------6:13---
Sunset-------5:39-------5:38-------5:37
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222120191822252322222121222529282727232119202324
Feels °C (?)232322201822242121222121222427282624231915152021
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