Surf Forecasts:
The Harbour surf forecast from 7 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 7 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 7PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, S swell with 94 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 7 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Harbour this week:
The surf forecast for The Harbour over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 6s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at The Harbour in the next 16 days are 1.1m 6s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Mon 7th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Mon 7th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Mon 7th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Harbour over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ll level with you – for the next couple of weeks, The Harbour is pretty much a write-off. We’ve got a long stretch of nothing doing, so don’t go rushing down there with your board just yet.
We start off on Monday the 7th of September. It’s cloudy with a moderate offshore breeze, but there’s absolutely no swell to speak of – zero wave energy (0). The same goes for Tuesday the 8th, with fresh offshore winds but no surf on offer. Wednesday the 9th brings a tiny 2ft windswell from the north, but it’s cross-shore, short period (4 seconds) and the energy is flat (16). That’s not going to do anything for you.
Thursday the 10th and Friday the 11th are both clean but flat. Saturday the 12th has light rain and a light offshore breeze, but still no waves. Sunday the 13th is the closest we get to hope – early morning is glassy with a light ESE breeze, but the swell is a pathetic 1ft from the SE with a period of just 5 seconds and energy so weak you can barely feel it (6). It’s technically surfable if you’re desperate, but it’s not worth getting wet for.
From Monday the 14th through to Saturday the 19th, it’s a dead zone. Clean skies, offshore winds at times, but the swell is either missing or barely registering. The best we see is a 1ft on the 15th, and even that’s got no push.
Then on Sunday the 20th, things get a bit interesting – but not for the right reasons. We get a 5ft swell from the SW, but it’s short period (7 seconds) and the wind is a fresh cross-offshore. The combined energy jumps to 230 (moderate), which is the biggest number of the whole outlook. But the wave comment says “poor surf conditions” – that 5ft is too big for beginners, and with that short period and fresh wind, it’s going to be messy. The harbour is a beach/groyne setup, so with that wind and swell, it’s honestly more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.
The rest of the run into the 22nd is flat again, with clean but useless conditions.
So, here’s the harsh truth: there are no standout days. The whole 16-day window is a dud. The Harbour is a fairly consistent spot normally, so this kind of blank run is a bit out of the ordinary—forecasts can change, but right now, I wouldn’t bother checking the tides.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, strong winds from the N by Tue afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 6 | S 6 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 |
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 kJ | 0 | 52 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | 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 | 4:36AM1.47m | 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 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | N 8 | N 7 | SSE 5 | S 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | SSE 5 | — | SSE 5 | N 7 | N 10 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | N 14 |
| kJ | 15 | 52 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 14 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | N 8 | NNE 9 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 8 | N 10 | — | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | N 6 |
| kJ | 25 | 14 | 6 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 6 | — | — | N 9 | — | — | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | N 4 | N 4 | — | SSE 2 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | — | SSE 5 | SW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | 52 | 20 | 43 | 123 | 72 | 26 | 15 | — | 1 | 11 | 24 | 42 | — | 7 | 7 | 24 | 18 | — | — | 2 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 185 | 647 | 485 | 637 | 484 | 637 | 140 | 225 | 180 | 182 | 181 | 3 | 537 | 171 | 179 | 181 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 180 | 184 |
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