Surf Forecasts:
Freshwater and Harbord surf forecast from 4 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 10 Jun, 4AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period, NE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 11 Jun, 1AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period, NE swell with 385 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 7 Jun, 10PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Freshwater and Harbord this week:
The surf forecast for Freshwater and Harbord over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jun 07) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Freshwater and Harbord in the next 16 days are 1.8m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jun 11) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.5m 10s period and expected on Friday (Jun 05) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Sun 7th Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Wed 10th Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Thu 11th Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Freshwater and Harbord over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the SSE by Sun morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thu 11 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | E 9 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 56 | 35 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 55 | 41 | 6 | 26 | 28 | 20 | 116 | 318 | 240 | 385 | 261 | 182 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross |
High Tide | 10:44PM1.43m | 11:45AM0.97m | 11:25PM1.38m | 12:35PM0.99m | 00:10AM1.33m | 1:28PM1.04m | 1:00AM1.27m | 2:22PM1.12m | 1:57AM1.22m | 3:14PM1.23m | 3:01AM1.18m | 4:05PM1.35m | 4:07AM1.15m | 4:54PM1.47m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:42AM0.25m | 4:57PM0.52m | 6:24AM0.26m | 5:49PM0.55m | 7:07AM0.26m | 6:51PM0.57m | 7:51AM0.24m | 8:01PM0.56m | 8:37AM0.23m | 9:12PM0.50m | 9:26AM0.22m | 10:21PM0.41m | 10:16AM0.22m | ||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — |
 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 12 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 |
Feels °C | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 56 | 35 | 20 | 1905 | 922 | 565 | 469 | 318 | 230 | 64 | 29 | 58 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 58 | 234 | 240 | 271 | 261 | 182 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 14 | S 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 17 | S 8 | S 8 | E 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | 19 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 69 | 55 | 41 | 22 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 17 | E 8 | S 15 | — | — | S 14 | S 16 | S 20 | S 12 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 57 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 49 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NNW 3 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | NE 8 | NW 3 | — |
| kJ | 47 | 727 | 2407 | 2360 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 116 | 318 | — | 385 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 62 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 82 | 299 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
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