Surf Forecasts:
The Harbour surf forecast from 28 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 31 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period, S swell with 18 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Harbour this week:
The most powerful waves expected at The Harbour in the next 16 days are 0.7m 4s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 31) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Fri 31st Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Harbour over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you about The Harbour over the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, it’s a rough start. For the first several days, there's just no surf to speak of. The Harbour is totally flat or showing tiny, bumpy dribble through the end of July and into early August. The wind is often offshore or cross-off, which would be beautiful if there were waves, but there aren’t. It’s a grim run from Tuesday the 28th of July right through to the end of the first week of August. You’re looking at a solid eight or nine days of nothing worth paddling out for.
Now, things start to shuffle a bit around the 10th of August. Monday morning the 10th shows some tiny 2ft SSE swell, period of 5 seconds, so short and weak. Wind is cross-off from the south – clean but barely enough energy to stand up on. The combined wave energy is a low 19, so it's pretty weak. Still not really worth the drive.
Tuesday morning the 11th of August bumps up a touch: 3ft from the SSE, still short period at 6 seconds, with moderate cross-off winds. Combined energy climbs to a modest 62. It’s an improvement, but still not game on for most surfers – just poor conditions for a decent ride.
Then, finally, a glimmer. The standout in the whole 16-day window is Wednesday morning the 12th of August. We get a clean 5ft swell from the SE with a period of 7 seconds, wrapping in with glassy conditions – dead calm winds. The combined energy hits 228, which is moderate, so there’s finally some push. This is the only day I’d really call a recommendation. The Harbour is a beach/groyne setup, exposed to swell from the SE, which is right in its wheelhouse. That 5ft is solid intermediate territory, but still manageable. The glassy morning will produce clean, fun waves. Just be aware it’s only a 7-second period, so it won't have that long-period grunt; it’s more of a chopped-up, short-interval swell.
Don't hold your breath for anything else. After that Wednesday, the forecast goes quiet again. For a beach break, this kind of long dry spell is pretty normal for the area when the swell windows are narrow.
Stay tuned, and I’ll keep an eye on it.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 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) | N 9 | SSW 4 | S 4 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | NNW 3 | NNE 9 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | N 8 | S 4 | SSW 4 | NNE 9 | S 3 |
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 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:57PM3.72m | 1:59AM3.98m | 2:34PM3.83m | 2:34AM4.11m | 3:09PM3.91m | 3:07AM4.19m | 3:42PM3.95m | 3:39AM4.22m | 4:16PM3.95m | 4:12AM4.22m | 4:50PM3.92m | 4:46AM4.18m | 5:26PM3.85m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:42AM1.18m | 7:45PM1.38m | 8:17AM1.00m | 8:20PM1.25m | 8:51AM0.86m | 8:54PM1.15m | 9:23AM0.76m | 9:27PM1.09m | 9:55AM0.71m | 9:59PM1.07m | 10:26AM0.71m | 10:32PM1.09m | 11:00AM0.75m | 11:08PM1.15m | |||||||
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 | 4:56 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | 9:17 |
mm | 4 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 15 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSW 4 | NNE 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | SSW 5 | NNE 8 | SSW 4 | N 8 | S 4 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 7 | SSW 4 | N 9 | S 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | — | 4 | 2 | 14 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | N 3 | NNE 8 | N 9 | — | NNE 7 | S 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 5 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | NNW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | WNW 3 | S 2 | SW 4 | — | S 4 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 29 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 29 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 180 | 179 | 58 | 58 | 16 | 179 | 179 | 1031 | 179 | 181 | 743 | 179 | 179 | 16 | 179 | 298 | 380 | 285 | 225 | 235 | 181 |
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