Surf Forecasts:
Freshwater and Harbord surf forecast from 9 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 14 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, NE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 15 Sep, 4PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period, SSE swell with 252 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 14 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s 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 Monday (Sep 14) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 6s 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 6s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 15) 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 3.0m 10s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 10) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Mon 14th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Mon 14th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Tue 15th Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Freshwater and Harbord over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ll be straight with you – for the next couple of weeks, Freshwater and Harbord are going to be pretty quiet. There’s a real dry spell on the cards, with barely a ripple worth paddling for until we get deep into the last week of the month. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing unusual there.
We start off with nothing happening. Thursday the 10th and Friday the 11th are a write-off – tiny, choppy, cross-onshore junk. Saturday the 12th morning goes glassy, but the swell is only 0.7ft with a long 14-second period, and the combined energy is a measly 19 (weak). That’s not surf, that’s a lake. Sunday the 13th picks up a touch to 2ft–3ft, but it’s short-period windswell (4–5 seconds) and cross-shore wind makes it messy. The next week, from Monday the 14th through to Tuesday the 22nd, is a long stretch of “poor surf conditions” – mostly small, choppy, and cross-onshore. The combined energy values mostly sit between 6 and 84 (weak), which tells you everything. There’s one morning on Wednesday the 17th that goes glassy, but again, it’s only 0.7ft. Not worth the walk.
Now, you’ll want to circle Thursday the 24th of September. That’s the standout. Thursday morning at Freshwater (Freshwater) looks promising – we’ve got 7ft of swell from the SSE with an 8-second period, and the combined energy hits 578 (moderate). The wind is glassy, dead calm, so the surf should be clean and lined up. That’s the best on offer, but it’s a long way out, so treat it as promising but not set in stone. The afternoon gets light rain and onshore wind, so the window is narrow.
Friday the 25th morning is a secondary option – 3ft from the ESE, 6-second period, combined energy 103 (weak to moderate), with a clean offshore from the WNW. It’s surfable, but nothing special.
Overall, this is a lean run. The surf stays poor for over a week, then we get a short blast of quality on the 24th morning. If you’re not keen on waiting, it’s fair to say the setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing for most of this period.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, calm by Sat morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | E 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 6 | ENE 13 |
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 kJ | 48 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 31 | 114 | 33 | 68 | 77 | 30 | 252 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:28AM1.28m | 7:32PM1.62m | 8:08AM1.36m | 8:15PM1.56m | 8:46AM1.41m | 8:56PM1.47m | 9:22AM1.44m | 9:37PM1.35m | 9:59AM1.45m | 10:17PM1.22m | 10:36AM1.42m | 10:59PM1.09m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:23AM0.03m | 1:15PM0.20m | 2:01AM0.03m | 2:02PM0.17m | 2:36AM0.06m | 2:48PM0.16m | 3:09AM0.12m | 3:33PM0.18m | 3:41AM0.19m | 4:18PM0.23m | 4:13AM0.28m | 5:04PM0.29m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 10 | S 22 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 48 | 25 | 233 | 967 | 605 | 470 | 392 | 411 | 284 | 194 | 177 | 184 | 114 | 33 | 82 | 77 | 30 | 12 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 26 | S 23 | ESE 9 | E 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 14 | S 19 | S 19 | S 17 | S 20 | ENE 5 | ENE 13 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 13 | S 10 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 |
| kJ | 13 | 92 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 28 | 182 | 138 | 121 | 14 | 17 | 174 | 119 | 16 | 47 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 15 | E 10 | ENE 13 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | S 17 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | — | ENE 12 | E 16 | S 13 | S 18 |
| kJ | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 49 | 17 | 17 | 17 | — | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 6 | — | NE 5 | — | S 10 | SSE 6 | S 9 |
| kJ | 2573 | 963 | 1005 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 22 | 21 | 31 | 164 | — | 68 | — | 89 | 252 | 742 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 5 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 165 | 1 | 12 | 505 | 0 | 1 | 119 | 0 | 144 | 187 | 209 |
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