Surf Forecasts:
The Harbour surf forecast from 27 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 1 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period, S swell with 9 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 0.5m 4s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 01) at 4PM. 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 | 4PM (Sat 1st Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Harbour over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's be honest, it's a pretty bleak stretch ahead for The Harbour. The whole 16-day window is a write-off for any decent surf, so don't be getting your hopes up.
We start off with flat, clean conditions from Monday the 27th right through the rest of July. The wind is all over the place, but it doesn't matter much when there's no swell to push. The water temperature is sitting at 57°, which is bang on average for this time of year. Not a single wave to talk about.
Then we roll into August. The first week of August is more of the same – flat, clean, and boring. The Harbour is a beach and groyne setup, so it needs a bit of juice to get going, and there's just nothing on offer. On Thursday the 6th, we see a tiny 0.3 ft ripple, but it's not worth paddling for. This gap of no surf stretches on for a solid week and a half.
There's a slight flicker of hope on the 8th of August with a 2 ft SE swell, period 6 seconds, but the combined energy is a paltry 34—weak and messy. The wind is cross-shore, which will chop it up. It's still poor. Then, on Sunday the 9th of August, we get a 3 ft NNW swell with a fresh offshore wind, but the period is short at 4 seconds, so it'll be weak and crumbly. The combined energy is only 40, and the forecast still says "poor surf conditions." Honestly, for a spot like this, when the swell is that weak and the wind is that strong, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.
The rest of the window is a bust. No standouts, no hidden gems. Just a whole lot of nada. The occasional clean conditions are nice, but you need waves to surf.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 7 | SSW 4 | N 9 | SSW 4 | S 4 | NNE 9 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | NW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | E 6 | SSW 4 | SE 5 | S 4 | SSW 4 | N 8 | N 11 | NNE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 1:22AM3.83m | 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 | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07PM1.52m | 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 | |||||||
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 | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — |
 | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:20 |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 8 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | SSW 4 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSW 4 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | S 4 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | E 6 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | SSW 4 | — | N 11 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | N 11 | SE 5 | N 8 | — | — | N 11 | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 9 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | NW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 12 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 58 | 180 | 179 | 58 | 58 | 171 | 196 | 208 | 1029 | 179 | 179 | 559 | 181 | 225 | 743 | 686 | 551 | 380 | 58 |
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