Surf Forecasts:
Freshwater and Harbord surf forecast from 6 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 9 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period, ENE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 10 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period, ENE swell with 493 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 9 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s 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 (Aug 09) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Freshwater and Harbord in the next 16 days are 1.9m 8s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 10) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 5.0m 12s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 13) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Sun 9th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Sun 9th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Mon 10th Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Freshwater and Harbord over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, it’s Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it. The next 16 days are looking pretty grim for Freshwater and Harbord, and I’m not going to sugar-coat it. There’s a long stretch of poor surf with very little to get excited about, and the few glimpses of something rideable are barely worth paddling out for.
Right now, Thursday afternoon, the water is a bit colder than normal for this time of year at 63°, and the swell is tiny – just 1 foot of easterly groundswell with a 12-second period. The energy is weak (30), and it’s a cross-shore breeze. Don’t bother.
Friday and Saturday stay flat and clean in the mornings with a light offshore, but the swell is only 1 feet and the energy is low. It’s basically a lake. Sunday morning we see a bump to 4 feet from the ENE, with 200 units of moderate energy and a clean offshore wind, but the surf is still poor quality. That’s not a session you’ll remember.
Monday the 10th of August has a 5 foot NE swell in the morning with strong offshore winds (25 mph) and 342 units of energy – sounds punchy, but the report says poor surf conditions and it’s going to be a battle to paddle into those waves with that wind. Afternoon drops off.
The rest of the first week and into the second week is a wasteland: tiny waves, messy winds, and mostly cross-onshore or onshore. There’s a spike on Saturday the 15th with 10 feet of SSE swell and 1636 units of energy, but that’s accompanied by a strong cross-onshore breeze and rain showers – it’s messy, lumpy, and honestly more interesting for the kite crowd than paddle surfing.
The only tiny glimmer of hope comes on Thursday the 20th and Friday the 21st in the mornings. Thursday morning we get 3 feet of short-period SE swell (7 seconds) with a light offshore wind from the NW – clean, but the energy is low (81) and the waves are just surfable but very ordinary. Friday morning is similar: 2 feet, 8 seconds, offshore from the NNW, and again just ordinary. These are the best on offer, but that’s a low bar.
If you’re a beginner, the swell never gets above 5 feet except that one messy day, so that’s fine for safety, but there’s barely any wave to ride. The breaks here are sheltered and consistent, but the whole forecast is a dud. No standouts. No quality. Just a long wait for something that never arrives.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 7 |
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 kJ | 25 | 24 | 37 | 50 | 48 | 31 | 22 | 83 | 193 | 143 | 412 | 338 | 151 | 56 | 33 | 42 | 41 | 56 | 55 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:14AM1.00m | 2:58PM1.42m | 3:39AM0.96m | 4:06PM1.49m | 4:58AM0.98m | 5:10PM1.58m | 6:05AM1.04m | 6:08PM1.67m | 7:01AM1.10m | 7:01PM1.74m | 7:50AM1.17m | 7:51PM1.76m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:30PM0.41m | 8:07AM0.36m | 9:51PM0.35m | 9:16AM0.38m | 11:05PM0.25m | 10:26AM0.37m | 00:08AM0.14m | 11:31AM0.33m | 1:02AM0.05m | 12:29PM0.27m | 1:50AM-0.01m | 1:23PM0.22m | 2:34AM-0.04m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | 5:17 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 129 | 38 | 55 | 50 | 48 | 60 | 27 | 83 | 193 | 143 | 412 | 338 | 151 | 456 | 459 | 220 | 524 | 271 | 104 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | S 9 | SSE 10 | S 8 | E 7 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 14 | N 5 | NNW 6 | ENE 9 | S 13 | S 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 25 | 27 | 37 | 34 | 25 | 31 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 56 | 199 | 220 | 41 | 56 | 55 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | SE 10 | SSE 12 | ENE 6 | S 8 | ENE 7 | E 8 | SSE 8 | S 6 | E 14 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | E 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | NE 7 | — | S 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 24 | 27 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 42 | — | 2 | — | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | N 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | W 4 | — | — | WNW 3 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | 25 | 27 | 42 | 91 | 21 | — | — | 4 | 9 | 75 | 59 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 1 | 1 | 106 | 1 | 1 | 132 | 0 | 4 | 70 | 114 | 57 | 269 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 48 | 314 |
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