Surf Forecasts:
The Harbour surf forecast from 29 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 4 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period, SSW swell with 104 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 1.2m 6s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 04) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 6s period and expected on Friday (Sep 04) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Fri 4th Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Harbour over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G'day, Rusty here, and I gotta be straight with ya – the next couple of weeks at The Harbour are looking pretty bleak for a proper paddle. We've got a massive stretch of nothing worth getting wet for right through the end of August and the first week of September. The swell is just not there, or it's tiny and weak, with mostly cross or onshore winds messing things up. It's a long, flat spell.
Looking at the water temp, it's sittin' around 57°F which is pretty much average for this time of year, so no surprises there.
The first real sign of life doesn't show up until Thursday, the 10th of September. That morning, we finally see a pulse of swell rolling in from the SSE at 6ft, with a period of 7 seconds. The combined energy is moderate at 319, and the wind is light and cross-offshore, so the surface should be clean. That afternoon, it even bumps up to 7ft from the SSE with a period of 7 seconds, and the energy climbs to 446. This is the most promising window in the whole outlook, but it's still a bit of a gamble that far out. The Harbour is a beach/groyne setup, so with that period under 8 seconds, it's gonna be a bit soft and short-period, but it'll be the best we've seen in a fortnight. The wind is from the S at 9 mph, so it's a gentle cross-offshore breeze – clean but not glassy. For a spot that's exposed to the SE swell, this direction is close to optimum, so it should wrap in pretty well.
After that, things go quiet again. Friday the 11th is a write-off with a strong ESE cross-wind and barely any swell. The weekend of the 12th and 13th has tiny 2ft leftovers from the SE, but with a period of 6-7 seconds and weak energy (40-51), it's just not enough to get excited about, even with offshore winds.
So, if you're desperate, mark down Thursday the 10th of September. The morning and afternoon both offer clean, 6ft to 7ft swell from the SSE with light offshore winds. It's not a classic, but it's the only real chance for a wave. The rest of the run is a flat spell or junk. Honestly, with that consistent offshore wind and the swell direction, it might be more interesting for the kite crew than us surfers on some of those days.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue night, strong winds from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||
PM | 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) | E 7 | E 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 5 | NE 5 | SE 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 4 | NNE 12 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | N 3 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:12AM4.39m | 3:46PM4.17m | 3:46AM4.41m | 4:19PM4.14m | 4:21AM4.37m | 4:54PM4.05m | 5:00AM4.25m | 5:33PM3.91m | 5:47AM4.07m | 6:21PM3.73m | 6:44AM3.83m | 7:20PM3.54m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:00PM0.93m | 9:25AM0.56m | 9:32PM0.88m | 9:56AM0.57m | 10:05PM0.90m | 10:29AM0.67m | 10:41PM0.98m | 11:06AM0.85m | 11:21PM1.13m | 11:50AM1.12m | 00:10AM1.34m | 12:45PM1.45m | 1:19AM1.56m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
 | 8:14 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:58 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 8 | S 5 | S 4 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | SSW 6 | NNE 5 | N 9 | — |
| kJ | 34 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 30 | 27 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 1 | 45 | 40 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 104 | 7 | 2 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | — | NNE 8 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | SSW 5 | N 7 | — |
| kJ | 34 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 4 | NE 10 | NE 9 | E 4 | — | N 7 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | NNE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SW 6 | WNW 3 | N 3 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 75 | 42 | 1 | 44 | 67 | 54 | 74 | 64 | 155 | 2 | 11 | 66 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 235 | 182 | 182 | 201 | 60 | 58 | 505 | 181 | 402 | 302 | 181 | 559 | 58 | 58 | 1193 | 994 | 171 | 1051 | 360 | 41 |
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