Surf Forecasts:
The Harbour surf forecast from 28 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period, ENE swell with 426 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 1.7m 9s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 6s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 29) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Harbour over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’m gonna be straight with you – it’s a grim run ahead for The Harbour. We’ve got a long, flat spell coming, so don’t get your hopes up.
For the next couple of weeks, there’s nothing worth paddling out for. The first sniff of anything is on Friday morning the 28th of August, but it’s a write-off: 4ft of weak, short-period E swell at 7 seconds, with a nasty 16 mph cross-on N wind. The combined energy is a feeble 158, and it’s just messy, choppy junk. That afternoon gets worse – 5ft but 22 mph cross-shore wind making it lumpy. Saturday the 29th drops right off to 3ft and weaker again. From Sunday the 30th onward, we’re looking at flat days with barely a ripple – the energy numbers drop to single digits or zero. You get a few tiny clean moments on the 31st and into September, but we’re talking 2ft or less. Not surfable.
We then hit a big dead zone from the 1st of September through to the 12th of September. There’s nothing – no swell, just clean but flat conditions. A couple of tiny pulses on the 5th (2ft SSW) and the 7th (1ft SE) are still too small to bother with. Even the glassy morning on the 8th of September is only 0.7ft.
So here’s the deal: The Harbour is a beach/groyne setup, and with this long stretch of no surf, it’s a total blank. There are no standouts, no hidden gems. The water temp is around 57°F, which is about average for this time of year. Honestly, for the next 16 days, you’re better off doing something else. The forecasts might change, but right now, it’s a bust.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the NE by Sun night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 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) | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 6 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SSW 5 | NE 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | NNE 12 | N 11 | S 4 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 158 | 273 | 426 | 79 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:43PM4.06m | 2:40AM4.31m | 3:14PM4.14m | 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 | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29PM1.04m | 8:54AM0.62m | 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 | ||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | NNE 7 | NNE 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 158 | 273 | 426 | 73 | 45 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 8 | N 6 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 6 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SE 4 | NNE 8 | NE 5 | N 8 | N 5 | N 12 | N 6 | N 11 | N 11 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | 28 | 44 | 79 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 9 | — | SE 5 | SSE 6 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | SSE 6 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | — | — | N 8 | N 7 | SW 4 | N 7 | — | — | N 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 32 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 3 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 1 | — | 5 | 6 | 23 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 52 | 52 | 16 | 302 | 182 | 182 | 227 | 188 | 60 | 505 | 181 | 551 | 495 | 278 | 60 | 180 | 58 | 208 | 60 | 58 |
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The above surf forecast table for The Harbour provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at The Harbour can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our The Harbour surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (The Harbour) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
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