Surf Forecasts:
Freshwater and Harbord surf forecast from 28 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 29 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 28 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period, SSE swell with 433 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 29 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s 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 Saturday (Aug 29) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 9s. 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 1.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 9s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 30) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Fri 28th Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Freshwater and Harbord over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Let’s call it like it is for the next 16 days at Freshwater and Harbord. It’s a quiet stretch, plain and simple. Most of the time the swell is tiny or the wind’s a hassle. The only real window worth paddling out for is this coming Friday morning, the 28th of August. That’s your standout.
Friday morning the 28th is the best of a thin lot. We’ve got a solid 6 ft swell rolling in from the SSE, with moderate energy (669) and a period around 11 seconds—that’s a proper groundswell, meaning good shape and push. The wind is light and cross-offshore from the WNW at just 3 mph, so it’ll be clean. Water temp is 63°, about average for this time of year, nothing unusual. This is a sheltered spot, so it handles that SSE swell well. For a beginner-friendly break, this is as good as it gets in this forecast. Keep in mind, crowds are likely here, especially when it’s on.
After that, things drop right off. Saturday morning the 29th has some 4 ft swell, but the wind is cross-on and bumpy—skip it. Sunday morning the 30th is small at 2 ft and clean, but the energy is weak (117) and the waves will be ordinary. From late Sunday through to the middle of the following week, we’re looking at swell under 2 ft and mostly weak energy, with some glassy conditions on Monday morning the 31st and again on Friday afternoon the 4th of September, but there’s just no power to work with. That’s a gap of several days with nothing worth chasing.
Then, around Wednesday morning the 9th of September, a new pulse shows up: 3 ft swell from the SSE with a very long 16-second period and strong energy (575). That’s a long-period groundswell, which can offer lovely lines on a point or reef, but here at a sheltered beach setup, it might break a bit straight and closed-out. The wind is light cross-on, so not ideal. It’s promising but less certain this far out. The energy builds into Thursday morning the 10th with 6 ft swell (825 energy), but that’s onshore and choppy—only for the keen and experienced, and still a gamble on quality.
After a couple of choppy days, the surf fades again into the second week, with tiny windswell under 2 ft. Overall, if you’re a beginner, Friday morning the 28th is your session. For the rest of the window, it’s mostly a waiting game.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 643 | 433 | 287 | 251 | 231 | 151 | 88 | 52 | 24 | 17 | 28 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 38 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:16PM1.53m | 8:50AM1.28m | 8:52PM1.50m | 9:25AM1.34m | 9:30PM1.43m | 10:02AM1.38m | 10:10PM1.34m | 10:43AM1.41m | 10:55PM1.23m | 11:28AM1.42m | 11:49PM1.12m | 12:22PM1.41m | 00:55AM1.01m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:59PM0.28m | 2:45AM0.10m | 2:40PM0.25m | 3:16AM0.10m | 3:22PM0.24m | 3:48AM0.13m | 4:07PM0.25m | 4:22AM0.17m | 4:57PM0.28m | 5:00AM0.24m | 5:55PM0.31m | 5:44AM0.32m | 7:04PM0.34m | ||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 20 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 11 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 643 | 433 | 287 | 251 | 231 | 151 | 127 | 145 | 327 | 146 | 284 | 139 | 233 | 189 | 141 | 96 | 68 | 49 | 52 | 33 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 5 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 25 | 115 | 160 | 95 | 88 | 52 | 148 | 243 | 116 | 71 | 23 | 38 | 23 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 6 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | N 12 | ENE 10 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | SSE 13 | NE 5 | ENE 10 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 58 | 30 | 37 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 32 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 4 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 132 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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