Freshwater and Harbord surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
21.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Freshwater and Harbord today?

The current surf forecast for Freshwater and Harbord at 6AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (28 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
E
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
68
40
38
41
32
56
39
45
66
94
96
96
109
113
99
96
101
109
109
134
163
163
137
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
WNW
10
W
5
W
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
0
NNE
5
NW
5
W
5
SSW
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:43AM1.28m
6:21PM1.35m
6:29AM1.24m
6:55PM1.43m
7:11AM1.20m
7:28PM1.48m
Low Tide
11:43PM0.38m
12:00PM0.22m
00:32AM0.31m
12:33PM0.23m
1:15AM0.25m
1:05PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
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6:26
6:26
6:26
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5:17
5:16
5:15
1
Temp °C
18
16
15
18
19
19
20
19
17
16
16
18
19
19
20
20
19
18
18
19
20
20
21
20
18
16
14
18
17
17
18
18
16
15
16
19
18
18
19
19
20
19
18
19
19
18
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.3
ESE
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
E
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
Energy kJ
75
68
40
38
41
32
10
39
45
66
94
96
96
109
113
99
96
101
109
109
134
163
163
137
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
11
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
S
9
0.3
E
7
0.4
NE
3
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
Energy kJ
2
2
5
5
5
11
7
9
4
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
23
19
35
31
28
18
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
2
2
2
8
8
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
8
7
7
5
5
5
4
4
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
Energy kJ
3
56
5
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
1
1
1
48
346
16
1
1
1
0
0
33
62
62
28
0
0
0
0
132
74
16
16
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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