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Freshwater and Harbord Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Sydney North Coast (39 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Freshwater and Harbord surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
21.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Freshwater and Harbord today?
The current surf forecast for Freshwater and Harbord at 5PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater and Harbord. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | |
1072 | 844 | 690 | 551 | 561 | 450 | 347 | 333 | 363 | 373 | 343 | 326 | 307 | 288 | 276 | 243 | 158 | 141 | 96 | 96 | 88 | 59 | 91 | 68 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 1:43PM0.98m | 1:32AM1.44m | 3:00PM1.00m | 2:45AM1.38m | 4:06PM1.07m | 3:53AM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:31AM0.18m | 6:56PM0.51m | 8:41AM0.21m | 8:17PM0.53m | 9:45AM0.21m | 9:37PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 |
 | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | 5:20 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
 kJ | 1072 | 844 | 690 | 551 | 561 | 450 | 347 | 333 | 363 | 373 | 343 | 326 | 307 | 288 | 276 | 243 | 158 | 141 | 96 | 96 | 86 | 59 | 91 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 493 | 532 | 553 | 455 | 373 | 415 | 326 | 286 | 251 | 196 | 157 | 106 | 103 | 81 | 68 | 61 | 68 | 62 | 67 | 24 | 23 | 29 | 35 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | N 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 45 | 45 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 66 | 88 | 27 | 31 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 7 | 10 | 62 | 62 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 315 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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