Freshwater and Harbord 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.78° S 151.30° E

Issued: 9 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Freshwater and Harbord sea temperature is

17.7° C

Freshwater and Harbord surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Freshwater and Harbord today (21 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater and Harbord at 5PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	10s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s
Evening (21 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).
	Tuesday 21						Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	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)	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	SW 5
Wave Graph
kJ	442	433	380	380	263	263	339	332	269	269	214	210	205	172	168	161	119	119	94	92	71	90
Wind (km/h)	NW	N	NE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	WNW	NW	WNW	W	NE	NW	W	WNW	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				1:52PM1.27m				1:53AM1.01m				2:46PM1.28m				2:59AM0.91m				3:41PM1.30m
Low Tide		7:13AM0.31m				8:14PM0.50m				7:56AM0.39m				9:28PM0.50m				8:44AM0.45m


	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	13	16	15	15	15	14	12	11	13	18	20	18	17	14	13	12	15	18	17	14	11
Feels °C	10	11	13	12	12	13	12	10	8	9	15	17	15	14	11	10	9	10	13	9	6	3
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9
kJ	442	433	380	380	263	263	339	332	269	269	214	210	205	172	168	161	119	119	94	92	71	71
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 5	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9
kJ	56	56	55	32	31	31	31	17	17	17	18	20	21	20	8	8	8	15	2	2	14	39
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	S 10	E 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8
kJ	19	19	18	17	17	16	4	4	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	8	2	3	3	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NNE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	—	—	WNW 2	—	—	—	NW 2	W 3	W 3	WSW 3	W 3	SSW 5	SW 5	SW 5	SW 5
kJ	—	—	—	3	10	12	29	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	2	3	6	1	26	47	53	90
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1
Distance (km)	0	0	48	120	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	14	177	106
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Rating (10 max)	3	3			2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	3	4	4	5	5	5	2	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	8	9	6	6	4	4	4	4

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