Freshwater and Harbord Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.78° S 151.30° E

Freshwater and Harbord 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater and Harbord sea temperature is
17.6°C
0.6° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater and Harbord at 1PM is: 0.3m 2s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon morning).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
0
0
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)
0.4
SW
5
0.8
S
10
0.3
NE
2
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
S
17
0.4
S
17
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
N
3
1.3
S
4
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
6
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.2
S
10
1.9
S
9
1.4
SSE
8
0.1
E
11
1.7
SSE
10
0.8
E
5
1
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
0
1
12
10
9
0
0
2
1
66
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
551
28
48
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
NNW
15
ENE
10
NNE
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
SW
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
20
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:17PM1.23m
4:28AM0.90m
4:18PM1.27m
5:18AM0.97m
5:08PM1.33m
Low Tide
8:26AM0.60m
10:27PM0.43m
9:42AM0.57m
11:15PM0.36m
10:42AM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:47
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:49
5:50
 mm
1
1
2
3
Temp °C
18
24
26
27
27
25
21
21
22
28
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
Feels °C
14
20
21
24
22
21
16
15
17
23
10
9
8
9
9
9
11
11
12
12
12
13
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