Freshwater and Harbord Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.78° S 151.30° E

Freshwater and Harbord 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Freshwater and Harbord sea temperature is
17.2°C
0.7° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater and Harbord at 10AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (26 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (26 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
1
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
191
173
158
140
143
136
114
114
84
82
80
62
52
40
40
52
67
298
764
634
541
424
348
341
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:07AM1.06m
7:05PM1.51m
7:42AM1.14m
7:41PM1.53m
8:16AM1.21m
8:16PM1.53m
Low Tide
1:12AM0.23m
12:39PM0.37m
1:44AM0.17m
1:19PM0.32m
2:15AM0.13m
1:59PM0.28m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:18
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5:31
5:31
5:32
 mm
1
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
13
12
11
14
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
15
15
15
13
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
11
10
9
13
12
12
12
14
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