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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 am Monday 18 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
19.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Freshwater and Harbord today?
The current surf forecast for Freshwater and Harbord at 6AM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater and Harbord. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | |
794 | 808 | 917 | 847 | 761 | 682 | 732 | 657 | 534 | 617 | 631 | 739 | 963 | 1086 | 1020 | 889 | 907 | 712 | 641 | 544 | 492 | 492 | 477 | 410 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 9:19AM1.17m | 9:20PM1.78m | 10:16AM1.11m | 10:13PM1.73m | 11:16AM1.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:18AM-0.05m | 2:49PM0.24m | 4:14AM-0.04m | 3:40PM0.30m | 5:11AM-0.00m | 4:35PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | | | | | | | |  | |  |  | | |  | | | |  | | |
 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 |
 kJ | 794 | 808 | 917 | 847 | 761 | 682 | 732 | 657 | 534 | 617 | 631 | 739 | 963 | 1086 | 1020 | 889 | 907 | 712 | 641 | 544 | 492 | 492 | 477 | 410 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 34 | 360 | 816 | 866 | 778 | 1010 | 1138 | 1146 | 1064 | 1204 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 115 | 154 | 115 | 80 | 5 |
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