Surf Forecasts:
The Harbour surf forecast from 20 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 20 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, NE swell with 84 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 0.9m 8s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 20) at 7AM. 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 7s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 21) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Mon 20th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Harbour over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at the surf for the next couple of weeks at The Harbour.
To be honest, this is a pretty quiet outlook. Right through the 16-day window there's really nothing in the way of a proper surf recommendation. We’ve got a long dry spell stretching from now, the 20th of July, all the way through to the 4th of August. The swell energy is tiny – most days you’re looking at combined energy readings of just single or low double digits, like 69, 39, even 1, and a whole lot of zeros. The swell heights rarely push past 2ft, and when they do, the period is short – around 3 to 7 seconds – which won’t give you any drive. Winds are mostly cross, cross-on, or fresh, with only a few brief glassy or clean moments that don’t line up with any real swell. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing unusual to report.
Honestly, there isn’t a single standout or good session in the whole period. The Harbour is a beach-and-groyne setup that needs a solid swell from the SE to get going, and we’re just not getting it. With such small, weak surf and mostly poor quality, this stretch is looking like a real bust. It just doesn’t stay this flat for long around here, so forecasts can change, but for now, I’d leave the boards in the shed. If the wind comes up strong and the swell stays poor, the setup might be more interesting for kite surfers than paddle surfers.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | NW 2 | N 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 7 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SE 3 | S 4 | SSW 5 | NW 3 |
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 kJ | 64 | 35 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:12AM4.05m | 6:57PM3.61m | 7:02AM3.81m | 7:48PM3.44m | 8:01AM3.57m | 8:47PM3.32m | 9:11AM3.40m | 9:52PM3.30m | 10:24AM3.33m | 10:56PM3.36m | 11:32AM3.36m | 11:53PM3.49m | 12:29PM3.46m | 00:41AM3.66m | |||||||
Low Tide | 12:32PM0.87m | 00:38AM1.42m | 1:21PM1.17m | 1:30AM1.61m | 2:15PM1.44m | 2:34AM1.76m | 3:18PM1.65m | 3:50AM1.82m | 4:27PM1.75m | 5:11AM1.75m | 5:33PM1.73m | 6:15AM1.58m | 6:25PM1.65m | ||||||||
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 | 4:41 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | 9:39 | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | 9:34 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SE 3 | NNE 6 | SSW 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 64 | 35 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 25 | 29 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | NE 7 | N 8 | N 6 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | — | S 5 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | N 4 | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | — | 9 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 526 | 180 | 716 | 814 | 171 | 152 | 404 | 201 | 171 | 692 | 298 | 1286 | 733 | 1324 | 225 | 551 | 357 | 633 | 637 | 484 |
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