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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 30 Aug 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
18.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Freshwater and Harbord today?

The current surf forecast for Freshwater and Harbord at 6AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (30 Aug)1ft (0.3m)11s

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

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Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
1.8
SW
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)11101010611111111111111111111111111101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)6856553525720202199999999998816888
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WSW
40
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
SSW
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:05AM
0.99
12:40PM
1.24
1:01AM
0.90
1:38PM
1.22
2:17AM
0.84
2:46PM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:57AM
0.44
7:25PM
0.51
6:41AM
0.51
8:41PM
0.52
7:42AM
0.55
9:58PM
0.48
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Sunrise--6:16-------6:15-------6:13-----
Sunset-----5:34-------5:35-------5:36--
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C111191314151312119812151515141311101317161615
Feels °C (?)4305476664381211121211871014121414
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  1. weather stationWind Update Offshore wind reported 7 km from Freshwater and Harbord (light winds from the W at Cromer wx 7 km from Freshwater and Harbord). A 0.6m groundswell from the E

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