Surf Forecasts:
Freshwater and Harbord surf forecast from 14 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 15 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period, NE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 17 Sep, 7PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period, SSE swell with 552 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 15 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NE 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 Tuesday (Sep 15) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 7s 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 1.8m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 17) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.5m 9s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Tue 15th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Tue 15th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Thu 17th Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Freshwater and Harbord over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Righto, let's have a look at what's on the table for our patch. It's a quiet start, so don't bother paddling out for a while. The first decent opportunity doesn't roll around until the morning of the 23rd of September, so you've got a solid stretch of flat or junk surf to wait through. The water temp is sitting about average for this time of year, nothing to write home about.
We've got a long, barren run of poor surf from the 15th right through to the 23rd. Tiny dribbles, messy wind, no energy. A few mornings are glassy but with absolutely nothing to ride. A classic case of flatness.
The first real sign of life shows up on the morning of Wednesday the 23rd of September at Freshwater and Harbord. It's a clean, offshored morning with a light 15 mph NNE breeze. Swell will be a modest 4 ft from the NE, but the period is a short, weak 5 seconds, so it'll be soft and bumpy. The combined wave energy is still only moderate (69). Honestly, it's the start of a run, but it's not going to set the world on fire.
From the afternoon of the 23rd, things start to pick up in size but the quality takes a hit. The NE wind freshens to 22 mph and goes cross-shore, lumping up 6 ft of short-period NE swell (energy 227). This is more of a wind-blown mess for the experienced crew. This same theme continues through the 24th and 25th with moderate cross-shore winds and similar sized, lumpy swell. The energy climbs into the 200s, but it's not clean.
The standout window in the whole outlook is the morning of Sunday the 28th of September. After a long wait, we get a proper change. A clean, gentle offshore breeze from the NNW will groom a 4 ft swell from the SE, with a solid period of 7 seconds and a combined energy of 242. It's not massive, but it's clean and has some push. This is the pick of the forecast, the one to circle.
The rest of the run into the 29th and 30th of September fades back into cross-onshore junk as the swell direction shifts, so don't get too excited after that Sunday morning session.
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, strong winds from the S by Tue afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 13 | ENE 14 | ENE 12 | NE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 186 | 63 | 33 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:17PM1.22m | 10:36AM1.42m | 10:59PM1.09m | 11:16AM1.37m | 11:45PM0.98m | 12:02PM1.31m | 00:41AM0.90m | 12:58PM1.25m | 1:55AM0.85m | 2:06PM1.22m | 3:20AM0.85m | 3:17PM1.23m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:13AM0.28m | 5:04PM0.29m | 4:46AM0.37m | 5:55PM0.37m | 5:22AM0.45m | 6:55PM0.43m | 6:06AM0.53m | 8:07PM0.47m | 7:07AM0.58m | 9:23PM0.47m | 8:26AM0.60m | 10:27PM0.43m | |||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:49 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 14 | ENE 12 | NE 13 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 |
| kJ | 136 | 63 | 33 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 1290 | 679 | 402 | 380 | 301 | 210 | 149 | 111 | 78 | 35 | 22 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | ENE 13 | ENE 14 | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | NE 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 18 | S 15 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | S 11 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 48 | 29 | 25 | 18 | 20 | — | — | 28 | 28 | 7 | 102 | 150 | 125 | 55 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | S 16 | S 17 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | S 19 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 18 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 19 |
| kJ | 15 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 22 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 56 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SW 3 | SSE 4 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | WSW 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | NE 4 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 186 | 2 | 10 | 1261 | 2177 | 2491 | 2518 | 1584 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 8 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1322 | 106 | 841 | 727 | 106 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 62 | 1 |
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