Freshwater and Harbord Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.78° S 151.30° E

Freshwater and Harbord 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Freshwater and Harbord sea temperature is
17.8°C
0.1° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater and Harbord at 8AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon night).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.8
SW
6
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
NE
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
9
0.2
E
10
1.7
SSE
8
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
2.5
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
32
43
22
15
9
8
8
8
8
9
8
10
315
8
402
11
9
9
8
1097
979
959
784
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
25
SW
15
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
N
15
E
20
E
25
SSE
25
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
10
SE
10
ENE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
3:46AM0.94m
3:54PM1.47m
5:00AM1.00m
5:00PM1.54m
5:57AM1.09m
5:56PM1.60m
Low Tide
9:09AM0.46m
10:57PM0.22m
10:24AM0.42m
11:54PM0.14m
11:29AM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
20
17
14
17
19
18
16
16
16
15
15
17
18
17
16
16
15
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
15
11
8
11
15
13
12
13
14
14
14
16
15
14
12
10
7
7
9
10
11
13
12
12
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