Surf Forecasts:
Narrabeen-North surf forecast from 20 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 21 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, ENE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 26 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period, ENE swell with 175 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 21 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 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 (Aug 21) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 6s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Narrabeen-North in the next 16 days are 1.2m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 10s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 23) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Fri 21st Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Fri 21st Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Wed 26th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Narrabeen-North over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ll be straight with you—this is a tough 16-day stretch for Narrabeen-North. We’re looking at a whole lot of ordinary conditions with only a couple of genuine windows where it all comes together. The water’s sitting at 63°, pretty much normal for this time of year, nothing to write home about.
The pattern is mostly small, weak ENE swell with short periods around 6-8 seconds, often chopped up by wind. There’s a long gap of flat-to-poor surf through the first week. Friday the 21st morning gives us a little 3ft ENE swell, but it’s weak (energy only 69) and the period is short. Friday arvo turns to junk. Saturday and Sunday the 22nd and 23rd are tiny—1ft to 2ft—and not worth paddling for. Monday the 24th is surfable but ordinary with 3ft and a bumpy afternoon. The whole week is a write-off.
Now, the standout is undeniably Sunday the 30th morning. That’s our one true winner. We get a pulse of 5ft ESE swell with a moderate energy (316), and the wind is glassy—dead calm. That means proper clean, lined-up waves at Narrabeen-North. It’s a very consistent spot and exposed to the ENE, so this ESE swell should wrap in nicely. The morning is expert territory; by the arvo, the wind swings east onshore and chops it up, so get in early.
There’s another promising one on Thursday the 3rd September morning. Swell jumps to 5ft from the NE, energy is strong (416), periods around 7 seconds. Clean offshore breeze from the NNE. That’s a solid option, but the swell direction is a bit off the optimum ENE—still plenty of push though. Afternoon gets crossed-out and messy.
Beyond that, most days are small, weak, or blown out. Wednesday the 2nd September morning is clean but only 3ft. Friday the 4th has a moderate offshore but drops to 3ft. Saturday the 5th is tiny and glassy but only 2ft.
If you’re after the best on offer, it’s Sunday the 30th morning without a doubt—that’s the one to circle. Thursday the 3rd morning is your second pick. The rest is mostly just keeping the board waxed.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 69 | 46 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 32 | 70 | 88 | 77 | 64 | 66 | 168 | 171 | 175 | 133 | 100 | 100 | 105 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:55PM1.26m | 3:43AM0.85m | 4:00PM1.28m | 4:55AM0.88m | 4:58PM1.34m | 5:48AM0.93m | 5:46PM1.40m | 6:30AM1.00m | 6:27PM1.47m | 7:07AM1.08m | 7:04PM1.52m | 7:41AM1.15m | 7:40PM1.55m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06PM0.50m | 9:00AM0.55m | 11:10PM0.45m | 10:09AM0.54m | 11:58PM0.38m | 11:07AM0.49m | 00:37AM0.31m | 11:56AM0.43m | 1:12AM0.24m | 12:39PM0.37m | 1:43AM0.18m | 1:19PM0.32m | 2:14AM0.13m | ||||||||
 | |  |  | | |  | | | | |  | |  |  |  | |  | | | | |
 | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | SE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 8 | NE 6 | S 10 | S 8 | S 10 | ENE 6 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 69 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 254 | 107 | 242 | 70 | 131 | 77 | 64 | 66 | 168 | 171 | 175 | 133 | 102 | 100 | 105 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | N 4 | SSW 6 | NE 6 | ESE 3 | NE 6 | S 13 | ENE 8 | S 10 | S 17 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 125 | 7 | 153 | 22 | 92 | 60 | 40 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 100 | 100 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 18 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | S 17 | S 15 | S 14 | — | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 32 | 22 | 19 | 16 | — | 15 | 31 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 6 | W 3 | NW 3 | — | SE 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | — | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 6 | — | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | 46 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 11 | 14 | 32 | — | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 40 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 234 | 261 | 378 | 49 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 286 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 1 | 204 | 124 | 1 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney North Coast | |||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Narrabeen-North surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Information about the Narrabeen-North Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Narrabeen-North provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Narrabeen-North can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Narrabeen-North 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 (Narrabeen-North) 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).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Narrabeen-North may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
Narrabeen-North is 5 km (3 miles) from Dee Why. If you plan a holiday in Sydney North Coast, look for hotels and other accommodation in Dee Why. Dee Why has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.
Nearest