Freshwater and Harbord Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.78° S 151.30° E

Freshwater and Harbord 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater and Harbord sea temperature is
17.7°C
0.2° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater and Harbord at 4AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (04 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (04 Sep)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.9
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
10
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
33
37
38
51
20
20
39
18
16
19
15
17
17
17
49
49
54
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
W
5
WNW
10
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
5
W
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
00:55AM1.01m
1:26PM1.40m
2:18AM0.94m
2:40PM1.42m
Low Tide
7:04PM0.34m
6:39AM0.39m
8:25PM0.34m
7:49AM0.45m
9:47PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
20
17
16
15
13
17
19
17
17
16
16
15
15
22
29
30
27
22
Feels °C
15
12
11
12
10
15
16
12
15
15
14
12
11
18
24
25
21
18
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