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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 15 May 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
20.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Freshwater and Harbord today?

The current surf forecast for Freshwater and Harbord at 7AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (15 May)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (15 May)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
E
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
8
2
E
8
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2
E
9
1.9
E
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
104
123
131
130
149
173
158
158
147
259
299
310
326
390
501
501
568
676
676
613
549
645
662
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
N
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
10
E
10
NE
10
N
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
N
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
15
N
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:34AM1.26m
6:58PM1.65m
7:29AM1.25m
7:43PM1.73m
8:24AM1.21m
8:30PM1.78m
Low Tide
00:39AM0.18m
12:30PM0.15m
1:31AM0.07m
1:15PM0.16m
2:24AM-0.01m
2:01PM0.20m
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:00
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
18
19
19
19
19
17
16
16
18
19
19
19
19
18
17
17
18
19
19
20
19
19
17
17
17
18
18
19
20
18
16
16
19
19
20
20
20
19
18
18
19
18
17
18
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
E
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
8
2
E
8
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2
E
9
1.9
E
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
Energy kJ
123
104
123
131
130
149
173
158
158
147
259
299
310
326
390
501
501
568
676
676
613
549
645
662
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.1
SE
15
0.2
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
S
8
0.3
S
9
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
60
60
41
42
42
41
8
6
27
40
23
14
7
3
3
3
5
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.4
SSE
9
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
8
8
17
5
8
8
4
4
25
7
7
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
Energy kJ
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
1
2
33
21
0
0
0
0
1
0
30
12
0
0
0
0
0
16
30
49
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
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