Freshwater and Harbord Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.78° S 151.30° E

Freshwater and Harbord 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater and Harbord sea temperature is
17.6°C
0.3° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater and Harbord at 12PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.7
NNE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.5
NE
6
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.7
SSW
5
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.5
NE
7
0.3
ENE
10
0.6
NE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
33
33
33
33
33
33
32
19
23
30
19
19
33
33
34
24
19
19
26
18
14
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
15
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
WNW
15
SSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
10
W
5
NW
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
10
NW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:28AM1.42m
11:49PM1.12m
12:22PM1.41m
00:55AM1.01m
1:26PM1.40m
Low Tide
5:00AM0.24m
5:55PM0.31m
5:44AM0.32m
7:04PM0.34m
6:39AM0.39m
8:25PM0.34m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
18
23
26
26
24
21
19
19
19
24
24
25
20
17
15
15
13
16
18
17
17
17
Feels °C
14
18
22
23
20
18
15
16
16
19
20
20
14
12
10
12
11
14
14
12
14
16
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