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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 3 pm Friday 17 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 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Freshwater and Harbord today?
The current surf forecast for Freshwater and Harbord at 10PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater and Harbord. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 12 | 10 | 117 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 547 | 457 | 0 | 0 | 547 | 561 | 0 | 2676 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:09PM 1.63 | 8:35AM 1.34 | 8:51PM 1.68 | 9:26AM 1.26 | 9:36PM 1.69 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:49PM 0.09 | 2:34AM 0.05 | 2:29PM 0.13 | 3:25AM 0.01 | 3:10PM 0.19 | 4:18AM 0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - |
| Sunset | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 |
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