Surf Forecasts:
The Harbour surf forecast from 7 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 8 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period, N swell with 119 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 1.5m 5s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 08) 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 1.5m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Tue 8th Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Harbour over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – the outlook for the next couple of weeks is a bit of a tough one. The Harbour is the only break on the radar, and I’m looking at a whole lot of flat days and poor conditions. The water’s sitting at 57°F right now, which is about average for the time of year, nothing to get excited about.
We’re starting off with a blank. Monday the 7th has a bit of a bump from the SE, but it’s tiny and the wind is howling from the SW, so it’s a write-off. Tuesday the 8th offers a small 3ft swell from the south with a short period of 6 seconds. The combined energy is weak at 64. The wind is a strong cross-offshore from the west, so it’ll be messy and not worth the paddle. Wednesday the 9th is a non-starter. The morning has a tiny 3ft north swell, but it’s cross-shore and choppy. The afternoon goes glassy, but with zero swell.
Thursday the 10th and Friday the 11th are essentially flat with clean, offshore winds, but no waves to ride. Saturday the 12th and Sunday the 13th are the same story – onshore winds and no real swell. The whole first week is a write-off.
The second week doesn’t offer much hope either. Monday the 14th through to Wednesday the 16th are all clean but flat. Thursday the 17th afternoon finally shows a pulse of 5ft swell from the SSE with a period of 6 seconds, and the combined energy is moderate at 170. The wind is a clean cross-offshore from the south. It’s the best of the bunch, but that swell period is short, so it won’t be good. Still, for The Harbour, that’s probably the only time you might get a knee-high wave. It’s not a standout, it’s just not a total zero. After that, it’s back to flat and clean through the weekend and into the next week.
All in all, the 16-day window is a desert. If you’re desperate for a paddle, Thursday the 17th afternoon is your only shot, but even then, it’s poor. Take the glassy days for a swim, not a surf.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | N 5 | N 4 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | S 4 | S 5 | NE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | N 14 | NE 4 |
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 kJ | 0 | 43 | 24 | 0 | 64 | 81 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:05AM3.65m | 11:26PM3.70m | 12:13PM3.87m | 00:25AM3.98m | 1:07PM4.08m | 1:13AM4.25m | 1:51PM4.23m | 1:56AM4.45m | 2:30PM4.30m | 2:35AM4.55m | 3:06PM4.30m | 3:12AM4.55m | 3:40PM4.23m | 3:48AM4.45m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:14PM1.70m | 5:50AM1.13m | 6:15PM1.46m | 6:44AM0.78m | 7:01PM1.21m | 7:28AM0.50m | 7:41PM0.99m | 8:08AM0.34m | 8:18PM0.84m | 8:46AM0.31m | 8:54PM0.76m | 9:22AM0.40m | 9:29PM0.79m | ||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 5 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | N 8 | S 6 | S 5 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | N 17 | — | — | SSE 5 | NE 6 | N 14 |
| kJ | 15 | 43 | 24 | 1 | 64 | 1 | 15 | 35 | 29 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 6 | — | — | 19 | 9 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | N 8 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 8 | N 7 | N 17 | N 9 | N 15 | N 14 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 25 | 14 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | N 14 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 15 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | WSW 4 | N 5 | N 4 | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | N 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 55 | 20 | 55 | 135 | 17 | 81 | 27 | — | 2 | 21 | 45 | 50 | — | 1 | 8 | 41 | 117 | 65 | 9 | 7 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 171 | 772 | 650 | 632 | 825 | 485 | 197 | 136 | 58 | 60 | 181 | 179 | 551 | 551 | 297 | 183 | 179 | 1 | 172 | 171 | 60 |
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