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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 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
19.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Freshwater and Harbord today?

The current surf forecast for Freshwater and Harbord at 3AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (19 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NE
1.1
NE
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
ENE
1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
NE
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.6
ENE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)756666666666666675588887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4853107989169786956543951383326272977694128282837
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
20
N
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
15
NE
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
NW
5
NE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:49PM
1.48
6:36AM
1.15
6:34PM
1.49
7:13AM
1.23
7:14PM
1.48
7:46AM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:32AM
0.17
12:15PM
0.34
1:08AM
0.15
1:00PM
0.29
1:40AM
0.14
1:42PM
0.25
Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise----5:48-------5:48-------5:47---
Sunset-------5:47-------5:49-------5:49
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171714131318212219181616172121211714121110151720
Feels °C (?)14151311101517201716121214161415117666121518
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Sydney North Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Freshwater and Harbord (calm at Davidson 11 km from Freshwater and Harbord). 1.3m 5s windswell from the NE to make surfable waves.

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WNW
Clean
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