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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 09 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
22.7° 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: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (09 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (09 Jan)10ft (3.0m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
4
2
3
3
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.7
NE
2.5
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
2.5
NE
2.3
NE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
2
NE
2.5
NE
2.2
NE
1.9
NE
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
ENE
2
SSE
1.1
ESE
Period(s) (?)777788888888888999988886
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2662542936451166108311978687116115554707556394793632752161701421028847280
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
35
NE
40
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
40
SSW
35
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:22PM
1.27
2:27AM
1.19
2:12PM
1.11
3:19AM
1.21
3:10PM
0.99
4:13AM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:19AM
0.48
7:56PM
0.26
8:24AM
0.53
8:36PM
0.33
9:36AM
0.55
9:19PM
0.40
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
Sunrise5:52-------5:54-------5:54-------
Sunset----8:08-------8:08-------8:08---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212426262423232529353736312121202020201919191919
Feels °C (?)212324221921232325303535311616151617161414141516
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