Surf Forecasts:
Freshwater and Harbord surf forecast from 19 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 26 Jun, 4AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 25 Jun, 10PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period, SSE swell with 551 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 19 Jun, 10PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s 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 Friday (Jun 19) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 11s period. 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 1.6m 11s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jun 25) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.0m 9s period and expected on Monday (Jun 22) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Fri 19th Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Fri 26th Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Thu 25th Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Freshwater and Harbord over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 389 | 242 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 61 | 59 | 55 | 51 | 33 | 202 | 104 | 68 | 37 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 341 | 7 | 531 | 365 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:46PM1.54m | 12:54PM1.14m | 00:41AM1.40m | 1:51PM1.18m | 1:37AM1.24m | 2:46PM1.23m | 2:37AM1.11m | 3:38PM1.28m | 3:39AM1.02m | 4:26PM1.33m | 4:40AM0.96m | 5:10PM1.38m | 5:37AM0.94m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24PM0.39m | 6:37AM0.10m | 6:27PM0.45m | 7:25AM0.17m | 7:37PM0.49m | 8:11AM0.25m | 8:50PM0.50m | 8:56AM0.31m | 10:01PM0.48m | 9:39AM0.36m | 11:05PM0.44m | 10:23AM0.40m | 11:58PM0.38m | 11:07AM0.42m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:00 |
 | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:53 | — | 4:53 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 8 | S 16 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 39 | 242 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 61 | 71 | 55 | 51 | 316 | 202 | 104 | 68 | 37 | 45 | 82 | 430 | 341 | 469 | 531 | 365 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | S 11 | E 11 | NE 5 | SSW 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 16 | S 9 | S 8 | S 19 | ENE 9 | S 17 | ENE 8 | S 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 37 | 59 | 1 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 79 | 27 | 32 | 28 | 7 | 52 | 7 | 18 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | S 15 | — | — | S 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 | ENE 8 | S 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | S 12 |
| kJ | 39 | 46 | 60 | 54 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 54 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | SSW 2 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | S 6 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 389 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 594 | 481 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 31 | 470 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
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