Surf Forecasts:
Narrow Neck surf forecast from 10 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 12 Nov, 10PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period, NNE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 18 Nov, 1PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period, ESE swell with 246 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 12 Nov, 10PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NNE 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 Thursday (Nov 12) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 1.0m and 6s. Another secondary swell of 0.3m and 8s is also forecast. 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 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Nov 18) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.9m 9s period and expected on Thursday (Nov 19) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Thu 12th Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Thu 12th Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Wed 18th Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Narrow Neck over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 10 | NNE 6 | E 10 | E 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | E 8 | NNE 6 | E 8 | NE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | N 6 | E 10 | NNE 6 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 168 | 137 | 73 | 55 | 16 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 58 | 29 | 39 | 20 | 41 | 22 | 34 | 46 | 69 | 182 | 49 | 80 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:47PM1.10m | 9:23AM1.59m | 9:24PM1.03m | 10:00AM1.56m | 10:04PM0.97m | 10:38AM1.52m | 10:48PM0.92m | 11:18AM1.47m | 11:37PM0.87m | 12:02PM1.41m | 00:34AM0.85m | 12:48PM1.36m | 1:37AM0.86m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:10PM0.32m | 2:35AM0.16m | 3:52PM0.34m | 3:07AM0.21m | 4:36PM0.37m | 3:42AM0.27m | 5:23PM0.40m | 4:20AM0.34m | 6:14PM0.42m | 5:02AM0.42m | 7:07PM0.42m | 5:54AM0.50m | 8:01PM0.42m | ||||||||
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 | 4:48 | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — |
 | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | NNE 6 | E 10 | E 9 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 168 | 137 | 73 | 55 | 39 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 58 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 34 | 46 | 69 | 69 | 47 | 48 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 9 | E 12 | NE 11 | E 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 26 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 7 | S 7 | E 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 5 | — | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | 11 | 35 | 23 | 64 | 77 | 30 | 57 | — | 29 | 39 | 79 | 41 | 71 | — | 47 | 57 | 182 | 49 | 80 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 797 | 63 | 102 | 63 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 14 | 25 | 1396 | 150 | 63 | 1 | 63 | 8 | 40 | 3 | 19 | 25 | 0 |
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