Freshwater and Harbord 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.78° S 151.30° E

Issued: 3 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Freshwater and Harbord sea temperature is

18.0° 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 (08 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater and Harbord at 10PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (08 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	10s
Evening (08 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 8				Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SSE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	1351	1116	1102	857	754	886	773	640	660	602	589	554	492	405	405	524	622	569	469	416	365	294	225	194
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	S	SSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SE	ENE	NNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	off	cross-off	off	off	off
High Tide		2:29PM1.31m				2:29AM1.09m				3:26PM1.40m				3:44AM1.04m					4:25PM1.50m				4:59AM1.03m
Low Tide				8:46PM0.46m				8:40AM0.27m					10:01PM0.38m			9:38AM0.30m					11:12PM0.27m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—
	—	4:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	5:00
mm	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	15	15	13	13	13	13	16	16	16	15	13	13	12	12	14	15	15	14	12	11	10	12
Feels °C	11	11	11	11	10	10	11	11	13	13	13	13	11	11	10	9	12	14	14	13	10	8	7	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	ESE 13	SE 10	ESE 12	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9
kJ	1351	462	1102	500	754	886	773	640	660	602	589	554	492	405	405	524	622	569	469	416	365	294	225	194
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	S 16	ESE 12	S 15	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 16	SE 14	SE 13	SE 13	S 19	S 19	S 21	S 21	E 16	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 12
kJ	336	5	365	4	366	95	167	186	39	39	20	5	114	144	199	7	7	9	8	5	41	105	165	164
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	—	S 15	—	S 15	S 19	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	—	S 14	S 14	S 15	S 19	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15
kJ	5	—	4	—	4	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	—	4	4	5	7	5	5	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSE 10	—	SSE 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	1116	—	857	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	10	10	10	10	3	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	10	8	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	7	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
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