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Freshwater Beach runs from an easier middle-northern section to a more powerful southern section, with northwest offshore cleaning the face and east-northeast swell driving the main bank line.
Surf GuideNew South Wales
Freshwater and Harbord
Freshwater and Harbord is the classic Freshwater Beach surf strip in the Manly-Freshwater reserve, a broad beach break with an easier middle-northern end for learners and a more serious southern end that can pump on the right swell. Get the latest surfing conditions, forecast, and tide details for Freshwater and Harbord in New South Wales.
Break TypeBeach Break
Skill LevelAll levels
LocationNew South Wales, AU
Forecast
- Waves 2-3 ft
- Period 10 s
- Wind NW 10 kt
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Access from Kooloora Ave is simple, but summer learners, crowd pressure, and rocks are the main hazards.
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