Surf Forecasts:
Narrow Neck surf forecast from 7 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 7 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period, SE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 4PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period, SE swell with 761 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 7 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE 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 Monday (Sep 07) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 9s. 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 2.1m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.5m 9s period and expected on Friday (Sep 11) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Mon 7th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Mon 7th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Thu 10th Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Narrow Neck over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G'day, Rusty here. Honestly, it's looking pretty grim for Narrow Neck over the next two weeks. There's a big dry spell with hardly anything worth waxing up for.
Water temp is sitting around 70°F, which is pretty standard for this time of year.
From Monday the 7th of September, it's a rough start. Swell is tiny, about 2ft from the ESE, and that cross-onshore wind is making things choppy and messy. The combined energy is weak (18). Tuesday and Wednesday aren't any better – bumpy, onshore junk and low energy in the 50s and 60s. Wednesday morning the 9th has some glassy conditions with a bit of 2ft SE swell, but it's gutless and ordinary.
Thursday the 10th sees a spike in swell up to 7ft from the SE, and the energy jumps to 765 (moderate wave energy), but the wind is howling from the SSE at 22 to 28 mph, turning it into a frothy mess. That is kite-surf territory, not for a paddle board.
From the 11th through the 19th, it's a long, sad run. Swell heights bounce around from 2ft to 6ft, but the wind stays cross-onshore or onshore, keeping everything lumpy and choppy. The energy is moderate at times (e.g., 431 on the 13th, 366 on the 11th), but with those onshore winds, the quality is terrible.
You get a couple of cross-offshore winds on the 18th and 19th with cleaner conditions and some long period swell (10-11 seconds) from the ESE, pushing energy up to 286 and 257, but the swell is only 3ft to 4ft (too small). Clean, but tiny.
The only real highlight is the morning of Sunday the 20th of September – glassy, with a bit of 2ft ESE groundswell (10-second period), but the energy is weak (64). It's surfable but very ordinary. For the rest of the period, don't hold your breath.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Wed night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu morning, light winds from the SSE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 106 | 67 | 34 | 38 | 88 | 78 | 43 | 52 | 12 | 761 | 397 | 353 | 314 | 279 | 192 | 259 | 424 | 308 | 96 | 57 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:31PM1.56m | 6:05AM1.05m | 6:25PM1.63m | 6:54AM1.16m | 7:12PM1.65m | 7:37AM1.27m | 7:53PM1.64m | 8:17AM1.34m | 8:32PM1.57m | 8:56AM1.39m | 9:08PM1.48m | 9:34AM1.41m | 9:43PM1.36m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35AM0.34m | 00:17AM0.27m | 11:41AM0.26m | 1:00AM0.19m | 12:37PM0.18m | 1:39AM0.13m | 1:26PM0.13m | 2:14AM0.09m | 2:11PM0.11m | 2:48AM0.09m | 2:54PM0.14m | 3:20AM0.10m | 3:37PM0.20m | 3:51AM0.14m | |||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
 | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | NE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 14 | SE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 10 | E 15 | E 14 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 56 | 15 | 67 | 34 | 9 | 88 | 78 | 43 | 52 | 12 | 4 | 397 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 124 | 102 | 11 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 15 | — | E 15 | E 13 | S 22 | E 14 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 13 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 13 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | — | — | SE 23 | E 16 | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | — | — | 21 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 10 | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 106 | — | — | 38 | 471 | — | — | — | 421 | 761 | 1151 | 353 | 314 | 279 | 192 | 259 | 424 | 308 | 96 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 24 | 14 | 25 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 152 | 25 | 344 | 344 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 77 | 24 | 14 | 24 | 25 | 11 |
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