Surf Forecasts:
Narrow Neck surf forecast from 26 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 26 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period, ENE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 27 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period, E swell with 142 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 26 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE 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 Wednesday (Aug 26) at 4PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 14s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Narrow Neck in the next 16 days are 1.1m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 27) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 9s period and expected on Monday (Aug 31) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4PM (Wed 26th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 4PM (Wed 26th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Thu 27th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Narrow Neck over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, let’s have a look at what’s on offer. To be honest, it’s a pretty flat and frustrating run for the next couple of weeks. The only spot with any real recommendation is Narrow Neck, and even that’s a struggle. We’ve got a real dry spell on our hands.
The overall pattern is weak, with small, short-period easterly energy struggling to get anything going. The water temperature at Narrow Neck is sitting at 69°, which is about average for the time of year, nothing unusual there.
We start off on Wednesday, 26th August. The morning has a bit of a pulse – 3ft of swell from the ENE, but the period is a short 7 seconds, so it’s weak and a bit gutless. The combined energy is only 95, which is low. The wind is a gentle offshore from the W, so it’s clean. It’s surfable, but very ordinary. The afternoon holds up with similar 3ft ENE swell and a gentle cross-offshore breeze, clean enough but nothing to write home about.
Thursday, 27th August, is a write-off. The wind swings to the SSE and gets up to 15 mph, making it a choppy, cross-onshore mess. The swell drops to 2ft to 3ft. Poor conditions.
Friday, 28th August, offers a tiny glimmer. The morning starts with a glassy 3ft wave from the E, with a 7-second period. The wind is dead calm, so it’s clean, but the energy is a paltry 70. It’s surfable, but only just. Still, it’s about the best we get for a while.
From Saturday, 29th August, right through to the end of the forecast on 10th September, it’s a grim run. The wind is predominantly from the SSE or ESE, blowing onshore or cross-onshore, and the swell is mostly below 3ft. The combined energy readings are mostly in the 30s to 60s, which is very weak. There are a few cleaner moments with offshore winds on the 2nd, 3rd, and 5th of September, but the swell is too small to do anything with. The best of those is the morning of the 5th of September with a 2ft wave from the E and a moderate offshore WNW wind, but it’s just not enough.
The standout, if you can call it that, is the glassy Friday morning the 28th of August. It’s the cleanest we’ll see, but it’s tiny. If you’re desperate, that’s your window. For the rest of the 16 days, it’s a long, flat gap with very little to recommend.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 91 | 94 | 91 | 64 | 85 | 113 | 70 | 52 | 65 | 68 | 52 | 51 | 83 | 75 | 40 | 39 | 51 | 92 | 75 | 71 | 70 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | off |
High Tide | 7:17PM1.54m | 7:40AM1.11m | 7:50PM1.57m | 8:13AM1.20m | 8:23PM1.58m | 8:46AM1.27m | 8:56PM1.56m | 9:20AM1.33m | 9:31PM1.51m | 9:58AM1.38m | 10:07PM1.42m | 10:39AM1.40m | 10:47PM1.30m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:39PM0.26m | 1:48AM0.20m | 1:18PM0.21m | 2:16AM0.15m | 1:55PM0.18m | 2:45AM0.13m | 2:33PM0.17m | 3:15AM0.13m | 3:13PM0.19m | 3:45AM0.14m | 3:56PM0.23m | 4:19AM0.17m | 4:44PM0.31m | ||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 91 | 94 | 91 | 64 | 85 | 113 | 70 | 52 | 65 | 68 | 52 | 51 | 37 | 42 | 26 | 22 | 51 | 19 | 20 | 71 | 70 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | E 14 | E 13 | NE 7 | NE 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | E 10 | SSE 11 | E 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 44 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | — | 40 | 39 | 8 | 13 | 75 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | NE 8 | S 16 | E 13 | — | E 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 11 | E 10 | E 15 | N 15 | SE 6 | SSE 9 | E 12 | ENE 11 | SE 11 | SE 15 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 40 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 2 | SE 7 | SE 4 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 9 | S 2 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 8 | E 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 44 | 26 | 163 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 18 | 83 | 75 | 355 | 1 | 23 | 92 | 83 | 20 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 14 | 25 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 14 | 25 | 146 | 0 |
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