Freshwater and Harbord Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up for us. The short story is, don’t get your hopes up for a while. This stretch is pretty grim. The first solid opportunity doesn’t even show up until Friday the 10th, and before that we’ve got a solid block of no-go days.

Tuesday the 7th through to Thursday the 9th is a write-off. The energy in the water is high, with combined swell energy clocking in between 804 and 2766, but it’s raw, onshore slop. You’ve got a 10ft to 12ft swell from the SSE/SE, but it’s getting hammered by strong S/SSW winds at 16 to 19 mph. It’s cross-on and choppy or lumpy the whole time. Not worth paddling out.

So the first real chance comes Friday morning, July 10th. We get a clean-up. Swell drops to 6ft from the SE with a 9-second period, and the wind swings light out of the WSW at 6 mph – cross-offshore. That’s a window. The combined energy is down to 492, which is moderate, but it’ll be surfable. Freshwater isn’t exposed to the swell direction properly, being sheltered from that ENE optimum, so it won't be picking up the full energy. Still, for a beginner-friendly spot, it might offer a few rideable ones.

Saturday the 11th looks weaker – swell down to 4ft from the SE, period 9 seconds, and a clean offshore WNW breeze at 9 mph in the morning. The energy is low at 270. Not a standout, just small and clean.

Sunday the 12th is tiny: 3ft from the ESE, with a longer period of 11 seconds. The offshore WNW wind at 12 mph keeps it clean, but the combined energy is a weak 164. It’s a knee-high day.

From there it fades badly. Monday 13th onwards through the middle of the month barely registers a pulse. There’s a gap from Monday afternoon all the way until Saturday the 18th, where we might see a 3ft SSE swell with a period of 9 seconds and light NNW cross-offshore wind. The energy is still weak at 178. That’s the tail end of the run.

Sunday the 19th offers a 2ft SSE groundswell with a long 13-second period, and a moderate offshore NNW wind, but the energy is only 215. Point breaks would be the call for that long period, but Freshwater is more of a beach setup, so it might break a bit straight.

The standout wave window, if you can call it that, is Friday morning, July 10th. It’s the only time the swell is over three feet, with clean conditions and moderate energy. It’s not going to blow your mind, but it’s the best of a very quiet bunch.

Rusty.

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