Narrabeen-South surf break

Narrabeen-South surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 AEST
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Narrabeen-South surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Narrabeen-South sea temperature is
20.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Narrabeen-South today?

The current surf forecast for Narrabeen-South at 7PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)--
Afternoon (16 May)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (16 May)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

Table - waves today at Narrabeen-South. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
2
E
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.2
E
8
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
310
295
313
579
781
675
653
683
699
715
715
731
794
726
724
645
586
573
455
427
432
451
517
528
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
10
N
5
N
5
WNW
0
WNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
5
N
5
WNW
5
W
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
NNE
0
SW
0
NNW
10
N
5
WNW
5
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:43PM1.75m
8:23AM1.22m
8:30PM1.79m
9:18AM1.18m
9:20PM1.79m
Low Tide
1:14PM0.17m
2:24AM-0.00m
2:00PM0.20m
3:17AM-0.04m
2:48PM0.25m
4:13AM-0.03m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:00
5:00
5:00
1
1
1
3
5
4
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
18
17
17
18
20
19
19
19
18
16
16
18
19
19
19
18
16
16
16
17
19
19
18
19
19
18
19
18
20
19
19
19
18
16
16
18
19
20
20
18
17
16
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.7
E
8
2
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
Energy kJ
310
295
313
409
559
675
653
683
699
715
715
731
794
726
724
645
586
573
455
427
432
451
517
528
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
7
3
3
3
5
1
1
5
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
8
2.4
ENE
8
Energy kJ
579
781
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
37
37
9
1
1
0
0
1
1
9
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
6
7
4
5
4
4
4
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