Surf Forecasts:
Narrow Neck surf forecast from 20 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 21 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period, E swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 25 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period, E swell with 190 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 21 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Narrow Neck this week:
The surf forecast for Narrow Neck 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 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Narrow Neck in the next 16 days are 1.2m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Fri 21st Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Fri 21st Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Tue 25th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Narrow Neck over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Alright, let’s break down the next two weeks at Narrow Neck. Honestly, it’s a pretty flat and funky run. The swell is small, the wind is all over the shop, and we’re not looking at any proper swell event that gets the heart pumping. The one day that stands out, and it’s the best we’ve got, is Monday the 31st of August. The rest is mostly small, weak, and choppy.
Starting this Friday the 21st of August, the morning is glassy with a 0.9m easterly, but it’s weak – wave energy is 129 and the period is short at 7 seconds. The water temp is 68°F, right where it should be for this time of year. Friday afternoon goes cross-shore and messy. Saturday the 22nd has a clean 0.7m easterly under a light offshore from the NW – small but smooth. Sunday the 23rd morning is glassy too with 0.7m from the ENE. The afternoons all turn onshore and ugly.
Monday the 24th through Tuesday the 25th are a washout with cross-onshore wind and tiny swell. Wednesday the 26th has a clean offshore from the NW all day with 1.0m swell, but the period is still short at 8 seconds, and the afternoon wind picks up to 19 mph from the WNW, making it clean but blown-out.
From Thursday the 27th through the end of August, the wind is mostly cross-onshore or onshore. The swell stays between 0.7m and 1.1m, but conditions are lumpy and choppy. Wave energy climbs into the 200s on the 31st, which is moderate, but it’s never paired with ideal wind.
The standout, no contest, is Monday the 31st of August morning. You get a 1.4m swell from the east with dead calm, offshore wind from the west at 3 mph. That’s glassy. The period is short at 6 seconds, so the waves will be a bit weak, but the face will be clean and smooth. Energy is 146, which is moderate. Crowds sometimes show up at this reef break, so get in early for the best picks.
After that, Tuesday the 1st of September morning holds 1.4m from the east with a light cross-off wind – still clean but not as perfect. The rest of the week into September 5th is all onshore or cross-onshore, choppy, and small. A brief clean window on September 4th morning with a cross-off from the NNW and 0.9m swell, but it’s nothing special.
Bottom line: if you’re keen, aim for that Monday the 31st morning. Everything else is small, messy, or both. Not a great run overall.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 61 | 45 | 49 | 51 | 54 | 63 | 57 | 54 | 60 | 65 | 92 | 99 | 165 | 159 | 127 | 127 | 130 | 133 | 107 | 133 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | glassy | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:23PM1.20m | 3:04AM0.79m | 4:32PM1.25m | 4:42AM0.80m | 5:25PM1.33m | 5:45AM0.86m | 6:07PM1.41m | 6:29AM0.94m | 6:43PM1.48m | 7:06AM1.03m | 7:17PM1.54m | 7:40AM1.11m | 7:50PM1.57m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:29PM0.58m | 9:09AM0.42m | 11:31PM0.50m | 10:15AM0.40m | 00:13AM0.42m | 11:10AM0.36m | 00:48AM0.33m | 11:57AM0.31m | 1:19AM0.26m | 12:39PM0.26m | 1:48AM0.20m | 1:18PM0.21m | 2:16AM0.15m | ||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
 | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 82 | 61 | 45 | 49 | 51 | 54 | 63 | 57 | 54 | 60 | 65 | 92 | 99 | 165 | 159 | 127 | 127 | 130 | 133 | 107 | 133 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 11 | NNE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | E 14 | E 13 | S 8 | NE 10 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 47 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 14 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | E 12 | SE 14 | NE 7 | S 6 | SSE 5 | — | E 16 | E 14 | NE 14 | S 10 | S 15 | S 8 | S 6 |
| kJ | 34 | 41 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 13 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 19 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 19 |
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