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 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Freshwater and Harbord sea temperature is
18.6°C
0.2° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater and Harbord at 12PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (02 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (02 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun morning, calm by Sun night).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
2.2
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
193
156
122
104
90
119
178
160
217
146
142
188
331
340
559
418
348
300
274
261
235
243
Wind (km/h)
5
W
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
S
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
N
10
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
N
10
N
10
WNW
10
W
15
S
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:01PM1.48m
1:03AM0.97m
1:10PM1.43m
3:28AM0.95m
2:26PM1.41m
Low Tide
5:23AM0.39m
7:01PM0.25m
6:26AM0.47m
8:20PM0.26m
7:45AM0.51m
9:35PM0.24m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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5:31
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6:28
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5:57
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5:58
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2
2
1
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5
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Temp °C
20
18
19
18
19
19
19
19
18
17
17
19
18
18
17
16
15
19
17
17
16
17
Feels °C
18
16
18
18
20
19
19
19
19
17
15
17
17
17
17
15
14
17
12
13
14
16
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