Narrow Neck Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it.

Look, I’m gonna be straight with you – this is a tough stretch for Narrow Neck. We’ve got a long, long dry spell before anything even remotely worth paddling out for shows up. The first eight days are basically a write-off. We’re talking tiny, weak, and mostly choppy surf with onshore winds messing things up. You’re looking at a whole lot of nothing until the beginning of August.

Now, there’s a glimmer of hope on Sunday, August 2nd. The morning shows a bit of a pulse with the swell coming up to 6 ft from the E. The combined energy jumps up to 504 (moderate wave energy), which is the strongest we’ll see all period. But here’s the catch – it’s a cross-on wind from the SE at 15 km/h, making it pretty lumpy. The period is a short 7 seconds, so it’s not going to have much push. It’s a marginal day at best, really only for the keen and forgiving.

After that, things settle back down, but they get a bit cleaner. Monday, August 3rd, is actually the best we’ve got. The morning is glassy with an E swell of 3 ft and a period of 7 seconds. The combined energy is 181 (moderate wave energy). The wind is dead calm, so the surface will be clean, even if the waves are very ordinary. The afternoon swings offshore from the WNW at 10 km/h, which will clean it up further. It’s not pumping, but it’s sessionable for a beginner on a longboard.

Tuesday, August 4th, stays clean with offshore NW winds in the morning, but the swell drops to 3 ft. Wednesday the 5th and Thursday the 6th see glassy mornings again, but the swell is tiny, between 2 ft and 2 ft. The water temp is sitting at 69°, which is about average for this time of year, so a spring suit is fine.

The second week falls off a cliff. From Friday the 7th right through to the end of the forecast on the 12th, it’s back to tiny, weak swells with period under 10 seconds and moderate to fresh onshore winds. The combined energy barely cracks triple digits, and we’re looking at a lot of “poor surf conditions” flags. There’s one morning on the 12th with a clean cross-off breeze, but the swell is only 1.0 ft, so it’s a flat calm paddle.

Honestly, if you’re desperate for a paddle, target the Monday 3rd of August morning for the cleanest conditions, but don’t expect any power. The Sunday the 2nd has the most size, but it’s messy. For the rest of it, it’s a waiting game. The forecast can change, but this run looks pretty dry.

Rusty

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