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Freshwater and Harbord Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Sydney North Coast (39 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Freshwater and Harbord surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
21.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Freshwater and Harbord today?
The current surf forecast for Freshwater and Harbord at 10PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 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 (07 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater and Harbord. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | |
240 | 196 | 160 | 120 | 92 | 94 | 71 | 73 | 54 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 65 | 66 | 69 | 70 | 104 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:08PM0.91m | 11:54PM1.32m | 1:09PM0.91m | 00:47AM1.28m | 2:13PM0.95m | 1:45AM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15PM0.55m | 7:01AM0.35m | 6:12PM0.59m | 7:55AM0.34m | 7:22PM0.61m | 8:47AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
 kJ | 240 | 196 | 438 | 1041 | 1752 | 1379 | 932 | 1022 | 804 | 696 | 1593 | 1998 | 1729 | 1458 | 1087 | 1796 | 1458 | 1174 | 957 | 761 | 580 | 486 | 413 | 348 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | S 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 2 | 160 | 120 | 92 | 94 | 71 | 73 | 54 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 40 | 496 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 65 | 66 | 69 | 70 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 17 | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 11 | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | 53 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | S 10 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 55 | 149 | 37 | 41 | 2599 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 30 | 21 | 2558 | 2527 | 1854 | 2107 | 2416 | 1969 | 1518 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 230 | 79 | 62 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 40 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 74 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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