Freshwater and Harbord Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.78° S 151.30° E

Freshwater and Harbord 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater and Harbord sea temperature is
16.4° C
1.6° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater and Harbord at 8AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (16 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (16 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
10
1.4
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
6
1.4
SE
6
1
ESE
6
1.4
SSE
7
0.9
ESE
6
1
SE
6
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
163
154
157
80
175
62
78
80
85
91
85
85
70
73
81
81
78
73
85
85
85
92
85
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
5
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SE
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
NNW
0
WNW
5
E
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
Wind State
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:04PM1.51m
10:41AM1.34m
10:46PM1.36m
11:23AM1.34m
11:30PM1.20m
12:07PM1.32m
Low Tide
4:28AM0.10m
4:41PM0.28m
5:03AM0.19m
5:33PM0.35m
5:38AM0.29m
6:29PM0.42m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:31
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5:24
5:25
5:25
 mm
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
15
15
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
15
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
11
12
11
11
12
12
11
12
12
11
13
12
11
12
13
13
14
13
14
15
13
14
14
14
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