Narrow Neck Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, and I’ve been staring at the charts for Narrow Neck. Honestly, mate, it’s a bit of a tough stretch. The forecast is pretty flat and the conditions are ordinary for most of the run. We’re looking at a long gap of small, messy waves, so don’t get your hopes up too high.

We start off Thursday morning, 6th of August, with a tiny 2ft easterly swell. The period is short at 8 seconds, and the combined energy is weak (57). The wind is glassy though, so the water is dead flat, but it’s just not enough to get excited about. The water temp is 68°, about average for this time of year, so not a shock to the system.

Thursday afternoon and all of Friday, the 7th, are poor. The swell stays around 2ft to 2ft, but the wind goes cross-on, making it choppy and messy. Saturday the 8th is much the same – a bit of a bump in energy to 3ft from the ENE, but the wind is on it, and the combined energy is still only moderate (96 to 150). It’s not worth paddling out for.

The best morning we get is Sunday the 9th. The swell is 3ft from the east, with a period of 9 seconds, and the wind is light and cross-offshore, so it’s clean. The energy is moderate (185). It’s still small, but it’s the most surfable moment of the first week. The afternoon gets blown out by a 12 mph northerly.

Monday the 10th through to Wednesday the 12th are all small and choppy. The swell hangs around 2ft to 3ft, and while a few sessions have offshore or glassy wind, the wave size is just too weak to make it worthwhile. The combined energy stays below 100 for most of these.

Then we hit a better window on Friday the 14th. The morning is glassy, with a 2ft swell from the southeast, but here’s the kicker – the period jumps to 10 seconds, and the combined energy is moderate (132). Friday afternoon sees a bigger spike in energy (282) from the SE, but the wind goes cross-on, so it’s a tease.

The standout, if you can call it that, is Friday the 14th morning. The swell direction is from the southeast, which is the optimum direction for Narrow Neck, and the glassy conditions will make it clean. The waves are small, but the longer period (10 seconds) means a bit more shape. Crowds are possible at this spot, but with the small size, you might have it to yourself. It’s really the only moment that feels like a proper surf.

After that, from the 15th to the 21st of August, it’s a long run of poor conditions. The swell stays tiny, between 2ft and 4ft, but the wind is almost always cross or cross-on, and often strong. The energy is moderate, but the quality is consistently poor. The 19th and 20th have a bit more size (3ft to 4ft), but the onshore wind makes it a mess. This is more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddle-surfing one.

So, to sum it up: the best bet is the glassy morning of Friday the 14th. It’s small, clean, and the swell direction is right. Everything else is a struggle. Stay patient, and maybe the forecasts will improve.

Rusty.

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