Freshwater and Harbord Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.78° S 151.30° E

Freshwater and Harbord 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater and Harbord sea temperature is
17.8° C
0.3° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater and Harbord at 10AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (08 Jul)8ft (2.4m)10s
Evening (08 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
2
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
10
2.1
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2211
1951
1735
1536
1351
1147
1132
857
712
886
681
695
646
614
542
542
440
396
396
373
476
459
408
365
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
1:22AM1.17m
2:29PM1.31m
2:29AM1.09m
3:26PM1.40m
3:44AM1.04m
4:25PM1.50m
Low Tide
7:48AM0.25m
8:46PM0.46m
8:40AM0.27m
10:01PM0.38m
9:38AM0.30m
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6:58
6:58
6:58
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4:59
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
13
13
14
13
15
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
15
14
14
14
Feels °C
12
12
12
11
11
10
11
11
10
11
12
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
11
10
12
12
13
12
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