Surf Forecasts:
Freshwater and Harbord surf forecast from 13 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 20 Jun, 4AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period, NE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 20 Jun, 4AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period, NE swell with 470 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 14 Jun, 1AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE 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 14) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Freshwater and Harbord in the next 16 days are 2.1m 7s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 20) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 7s period and expected on Wednesday (Jun 17) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Sun 14th Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Sat 20th Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Sat 20th Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Freshwater and Harbord over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 9 | ENE 11 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 49 | 63 | 84 | 98 | 268 | 141 | 94 | 121 | 134 | 147 | 121 | 132 | 105 | 107 | 135 | 140 | 111 | 144 | 101 | 183 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:34PM1.70m | 7:17AM1.14m | 7:25PM1.78m | 8:15AM1.13m | 8:16PM1.82m | 9:11AM1.13m | 9:08PM1.82m | 10:06AM1.12m | 10:01PM1.77m | 11:02AM1.11m | 10:53PM1.67m | 11:57AM1.12m | 11:46PM1.54m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:59AM0.22m | 1:21AM0.05m | 12:51PM0.23m | 2:16AM-0.03m | 1:43PM0.24m | 3:10AM-0.07m | 2:35PM0.25m | 4:04AM-0.07m | 3:29PM0.28m | 4:56AM-0.04m | 4:24PM0.33m | 5:48AM0.02m | 5:24PM0.39m | ||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | SSE 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | S 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 23 | 14 | 63 | 84 | 98 | 74 | 77 | 48 | 121 | 134 | 147 | 121 | 132 | 105 | 102 | 107 | 75 | 130 | 144 | 88 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | NE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 13 | S 18 | ENE 9 | SE 6 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 94 | 21 | 144 | 163 | 134 | 114 | 72 | 107 | 135 | 140 | 111 | 90 | 101 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | S 19 | SSE 11 | S 14 | S 14 | — | S 13 | ESE 6 | S 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | S 16 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | — | NE 12 | S 11 | S 18 |
| kJ | 15 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 20 | 32 | 16 | 12 | 5 | — | 5 | 8 | 3 | 11 | — | 38 | 41 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 6 | — | — | S 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | WSW 2 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | 49 | — | — | 13 | 268 | 141 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 18 | — | — | 4 | 34 | 47 | 61 | 183 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 62 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 28 | 30 | 8 |
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