Freshwater and Harbord 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.78° S 151.30° E

Issued: 10 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Freshwater and Harbord sea temperature is

19.6°C

Freshwater and Harbord surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Freshwater and Harbord today (12 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater and Harbord at 3PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	5s
Afternoon (12 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	6s
Evening (12 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Tue night).
	Monday 12						Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 4	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 7	NE 7	S 6	NE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 5	ENE 10	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	19	15	24	15	61	101	83	86	71	86	55	139	151	98	18	28	28	16	16	16	16	16
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	E	N	WSW	SE	NW	SSW	SSW	S	SE	ESE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	on	off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		9:46AM1.53m				10:13PM1.19m				10:20AM1.51m				10:53PM1.10m				10:56AM1.47m
Low Tide				4:15PM0.15m				3:57AM0.29m				4:56PM0.19m				4:29AM0.36m					5:40PM0.25m


	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:06	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	29	30	30	28	20	20	19	17	18	19	18	18	16	15	14	15	15	15	16	16	16
Feels °C	20	26	28	29	27	19	20	19	13	16	18	17	16	10	8	6	8	8	8	10	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 5	NE 6	SE 8	NE 4	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	S 7	SSE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 10	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9
kJ	19	15	11	15	61	101	83	86	71	64	126	139	34	18	18	28	28	16	16	16	16	16
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 5	SE 5	E 9	ENE 5	SE 8	SW 3	ESE 8	S 4	SE 7	E 8	NE 8	NE 8	E 9	ENE 9	NE 7	ENE 10	NE 7	NNE 7	NE 6	S 16	E 15	E 15
kJ	7	4	13	11	9	2	6	4	2	6	55	35	14	17	8	18	7	5	2	19	4	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	SSE 5	SE 8	E 8	SE 8	S 5	ESE 7	S 16	S 16	E 8	E 9	E 16	N 12	—	S 18	—	NE 11	NE 11	E 15	N 8	N 9
kJ	14	13	2	10	12	9	1	5	5	5	13	14	5	3	—	6	—	5	5	4	1	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NE 6	NE 5	SW 3	—	—	—	S 5	S 6	—	—	SSE 7	SSE 5	S 7	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 11
kJ	—	—	24	47	2	—	—	—	15	86	—	—	151	98	537	1592	2277	1744	1080	708	533	1075
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	4	4	3	3	3	4
Distance (km)	1	13	8	1	0	10	0	1	10	62	10	33	62	62	346	243	106	10	346	97	62	2
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Rating (10 max)	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1							4				4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	1	2	3	4	4	4	5	4	2	2	1	4	4	6	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	5	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	6	6	7	8	4	4

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