Freshwater and Harbord 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.78° S 151.30° E

Issued: 3 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Freshwater and Harbord sea temperature is

17.4°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 (13 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater and Harbord at 9AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	5s
Afternoon (13 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	5s
Evening (13 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, strong winds from the S by Tue night).
	Sunday 13								Monday 14								Tuesday 15
	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	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	S 6
Wave Graph
kJ	30	28	25	20	28	56	149	182	207	104	78	54	56	66	123	136	177	104	83	61	52	46	44	152
Wind (km/h)	N	N	NNW	NNE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NW	W	S	SSE	SSE	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				9:22AM1.44m				9:37PM1.35m				9:59AM1.45m					10:17PM1.22m				10:36AM1.42m
Low Tide		3:09AM0.12m				3:33PM0.18m				3:41AM0.19m					4:18PM0.23m				4:13AM0.28m				5:04PM0.29m


	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	14	18	19	18	18	17	17	17	16	22	23	21	20	21	20	18	17	21	19	17	15	13
Feels °C	13	14	13	16	15	13	13	14	15	15	13	19	20	17	17	18	18	15	14	19	15	14	9	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6
kJ	158	154	158	181	184	181	138	133	145	104	78	54	114	81	79	51	128	104	83	61	52	46	44	21
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 20	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 12	ENE 12	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	ENE 14
kJ	121	28	25	20	17	17	17	17	175	172	129	123	17	16	15	15	48	30	30	29	15	14	14	18
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 13	S 19	S 18	S 17	S 16	ENE 13	ENE 13	S 18	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	S 16	—	S 15	S 15	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	NE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	—
kJ	16	112	101	49	21	17	17	6	17	17	17	17	5	—	5	4	15	15	15	6	16	17	18	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NNE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	—	—	—	NE 6	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	—	—	SSW 3	S 4	SSE 4	S 6	S 6
kJ	30	42	36	30	28	56	149	182	207	—	—	—	56	66	123	136	177	—	—	1	8	14	30	152
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	1	1	1	2	27	181	48	0	0	0	0	1	2	28	28	0	0	0	0	1	814	115	199	154
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2				2	3	2	2	1	1			2	2	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	4	4	2	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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