Surf Forecasts:
Narrabeen-North surf forecast from 12 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 19 Nov, 2AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period, E swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 17 Nov, 2AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, SSE swell with 823 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 13 Nov, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ENE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Narrabeen-North this week:
The surf forecast for Narrabeen-North over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Nov 13) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 7s. Another secondary swell of 1.0m and 6s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Narrabeen-North in the next 16 days are 2.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Nov 17) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.3m 8s period and expected on Tuesday (Nov 17) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Fri 13th Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Thu 19th Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Tue 17th Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Narrabeen-North over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun night, fresh winds from the SE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 7 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | E 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 75 | 40 | 45 | 115 | 160 | 99 | 88 | 29 | 30 | 67 | 54 | 590 | 529 | 823 | 212 | 475 | 355 | 517 | 449 | 388 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:15PM1.00m | 11:07AM1.47m | 00:00AM0.96m | 11:49AM1.41m | 00:51AM0.93m | 12:34PM1.34m | 1:50AM0.93m | 1:25PM1.28m | 2:53AM0.96m | 2:21PM1.23m | 3:53AM1.04m | 3:20PM1.20m | 4:44AM1.14m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:20PM0.22m | 4:33AM0.45m | 6:03PM0.27m | 5:13AM0.50m | 6:51PM0.31m | 5:59AM0.56m | 7:41PM0.34m | 6:54AM0.61m | 8:32PM0.35m | 8:03AM0.64m | 9:22PM0.34m | 9:18AM0.63m | 10:09PM0.31m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — |
 | 7:30 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 6 | E 10 | E 8 | NNE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 75 | 40 | 45 | 25 | 160 | 99 | 88 | 20 | 47 | 38 | 50 | 47 | 33 | 7 | 212 | 475 | 355 | 517 | 449 | 388 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 8 | S 11 | SSE 6 | S 8 | S 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 8 | E 10 | S 14 | — | SSW 11 | S 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 24 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 51 | 54 | 6 | 19 | 16 | — | 25 | 62 | 114 | 114 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | SE 6 | S 14 | E 9 | NE 7 | S 14 | S 17 | S 17 | NE 8 | — | — | NE 8 | SSE 7 | N 10 | N 10 | S 15 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | — | — | 3 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 7 | NE 3 | NE 5 | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | ENE 7 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | 7 | 115 | — | — | — | 19 | — | 67 | 39 | 590 | 529 | 823 | 389 | 164 | 113 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 174 | 7 | 638 | 377 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 181 | 162 | 124 | 42 | 162 | 378 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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