Surf Forecasts:
The Harbour surf forecast from 14 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 14 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period, SE swell with 23 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 0.6m 5s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 14) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 7s period and expected on Friday (Aug 21) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Fri 14th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Harbour over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you on this one for The Harbour. It’s a grim 16-day outlook. There’s simply nothing worth paddling out for. The whole window is a write-off for surf.
We kick off on August 14th, and the waves are flat or junk. A 2 ft swell from the SE with a short 5-second period and weak combined energy of just 22 – that’s basically a ripple, not a ride. And to make it worse, it’s coming with a cross-onshore wind. It’s been saying “poor surf conditions” right from the start, and that doesn’t change.
Through into the second week, we see mostly zeros for swell height and energy, with a few tiny bumps on August 23rd showing a 1 ft NW windswell carrying only 2 energy units. Not a single session gets a score above zero. It’s all “poor surf conditions” with cross-shore, onshore, and lumpy winds.
Even the glassy days on August 16th meant zero swell. It’s a total blank run, and for this area, that’s just how it goes sometimes. The crowds won’t be an issue because there’s no reason to be in the water.
If you absolutely have to get wet, the little 2 ft SSE bump on Tuesday morning the 18th had clean cross-offshore wind, but with a combined energy of only 16, it’s just not going to do anything. The same goes for August 27th and 28th with small, clean waves on offer. They’ll be tiny and weak.
Best advice for now? Don’t bother. Stay on the beach and wait for the next proper pulse.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 5 | ENE 3 | N 8 | NNE 8 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSW 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 4 | NNE 7 |
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 kJ | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:33PM4.31m | 3:36AM4.56m | 4:12PM4.22m | 4:16AM4.49m | 4:50PM4.07m | 4:55AM4.31m | 5:27PM3.88m | 5:35AM4.07m | 6:06PM3.68m | 6:20AM3.79m | 6:50PM3.49m | 7:13AM3.52m | 7:45PM3.33m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:11AM0.20m | 9:21PM0.79m | 9:52AM0.24m | 9:59PM0.82m | 10:31AM0.41m | 10:36PM0.94m | 11:09AM0.68m | 11:13PM1.11m | 11:47AM0.99m | 11:53PM1.34m | 12:28PM1.33m | 00:39AM1.59m | 1:17PM1.64m | 1:41AM1.81m | |||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
 | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | 8:37 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | 19 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 18 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | NNE 4 | SE 4 | — | SE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 8 | SSE 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | S 4 | S 4 | — |
| kJ | 22 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 33 | 42 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 4 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 10 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | N 9 | — | — | N 8 | N 9 | N 8 | — | NNE 8 | SE 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | 26 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | SE 3 | — | SE 4 | SW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | — | NNW 2 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 22 | — | 1 | 187 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 196 | 621 | 755 | 551 | 728 | 201 | 182 | 207 | 181 | 182 | 182 | 60 | 58 | 225 | 171 | 171 | 172 | 171 | 235 | 688 | 52 |
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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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