Narrabeen-South surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 17 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 2AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Afternoon (18 May)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (18 May)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
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2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.2
E
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
846
880
794
808
897
758
677
662
595
581
482
510
631
885
1157
1152
999
954
889
897
1137
1342
1190
999
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
WNW
5
W
5
NW
5
W
5
SW
10
S
5
SE
5
NNW
10
N
0
NW
0
NW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:30PM1.79m
9:18AM1.18m
9:20PM1.79m
10:16AM1.12m
10:12PM1.75m
11:16AM1.08m
Low Tide
3:17AM-0.04m
2:48PM0.25m
4:13AM-0.03m
3:39PM0.31m
5:11AM0.01m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
4:59
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
2
1
2
Temp °C
19
19
18
17
17
18
19
18
18
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
17
17
17
20
20
18
17
17
18
18
19
19
16
18
17
16
17
17
15
13
13
12
12
12
12
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.2
E
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
Energy kJ
846
880
794
808
897
758
677
662
595
581
482
510
631
885
1157
1152
999
954
889
787
712
622
555
492
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
5
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
1.1
SSW
4
1.9
SSW
6
2.4
S
8
2.5
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
Energy kJ
3
44
312
680
897
1137
1342
1190
999
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
121
121
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
4
8
6
4
4
5
6
5
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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