Narrabeen-South surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am 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 1PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (16 May)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (16 May)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
0
2
4
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
7
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.2
E
8
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
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
E
9
2
E
9
1.9
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
215
294
310
295
317
804
844
675
715
742
699
715
715
731
715
726
661
646
572
560
510
528
471
667
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
WSW
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
15
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
10
N
10
NE
15
NE
10
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NNW
5
NW
5
SSW
10
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
7:28AM1.26m
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
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:41
6:41
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5:01
5:00
5:00
5:00
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
6
Temp °C
16
17
19
19
19
19
18
17
17
18
20
19
19
19
18
17
17
17
19
18
19
17
16
16
16
17
19
19
19
18
19
18
19
18
19
18
19
20
19
18
17
17
19
18
19
17
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
7
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
2
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
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
E
9
2
E
9
1.9
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
Energy kJ
215
294
310
295
317
546
666
675
715
742
699
715
715
731
715
726
661
646
572
560
510
528
471
471
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
0.3
S
9
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
17
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
59
14
7
3
3
3
5
1
5
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
8
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
23
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
804
844
667
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
4
Distance (km)
0
0
19
37
9
1
0
0
0
1
9
9
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
1
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
5
4
5
4
7
9
9
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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