Surf Forecasts:
Narrow Neck surf forecast from 15 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 20 Jul, 4PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period, ESE swell with 2,329 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Narrow Neck this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Narrow Neck in the next 16 days are 3.0m 11s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 20) 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 1.9m 9s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 16) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Mon 20th Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Narrow Neck over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here, and I’ve gotta be straight with you. The outlook for Narrow Neck over the next couple of weeks is a rough one. The wind is going to be the main villain here, blowing from the south and southeast for days on end, making a mess of just about everything that rolls in.
There’s a massive gap of nothing worth paddling out for right from the start. The first few days are a write-off. It’s not until Friday the 24th of July that we finally get a tiny glimmer of hope.
Let’s talk about the one true standout, because there’s only one. Friday afternoon, July 24th at Narrow Neck. The wind will finally drop right out, going glassy – that is the good stuff for clean faces. We’ll see small swell, around 4ft coming out of the east with a period of 9 seconds. The combined energy is a weak 237, so it’s not going to be big or powerful, more like a fun little session on a longboard or a fish. The water temp is 70°F, which is about normal for this time of year, so nothing crazy to report there.
Before that, it’s a total battle. The swell builds in a big way over the weekend of the 19th and 20th, with the energy spiking to over 1700 and the height going past 10ft from the southeast. But with a near gale blowing onshore, it’s going to be a washing machine. That kind of power and size would be for experts only anyway, but with that wind… honestly, it looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.
After that one clean Friday, the wind swings back onshore again. The following weekend and into the next week sees the swell drop right off, with heights barely reaching 3ft and the energy falling below 200. Conditions stay choppy and messy. By Monday the 27th, there’s a brief moment of offshore wind and clean conditions, but the swell is tiny, just 2ft. It’s surfable but very, very ordinary.
Bottom line: You’ve got one shot—Friday afternoon on the 24th. Get it while it’s glassy because the rest of the forecast is a blown-out tale of woe.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 17°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sat night, moderate winds from the SE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | E 10 | NE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 62 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 352 | 248 | 204 | 285 | 617 | 1639 | 1693 | 1697 | 1980 | 1893 | 1924 | 2329 | 1850 | 1650 | 951 | 913 | 455 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:16PM1.85m | 9:39AM1.20m | 10:00PM1.78m | 10:26AM1.21m | 10:43PM1.67m | 11:14AM1.20m | 11:25PM1.52m | 12:03PM1.19m | 00:07AM1.37m | 12:55PM1.18m | 00:49AM1.21m | 1:53PM1.18m | 1:34AM1.08m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:54AM0.20m | 3:20PM0.20m | 4:38AM0.20m | 4:10PM0.25m | 5:20AM0.23m | 5:01PM0.33m | 6:01AM0.26m | 5:53PM0.42m | 6:42AM0.30m | 6:52PM0.52m | 7:25AM0.34m | 8:01PM0.59m | 8:11AM0.36m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 |
 | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | 5:10 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 9 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | E 10 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | — | E 18 | SE 24 | S 19 | — | — | — | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 39 | 285 | 617 | — | 7 | 22 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | 1183 | 951 | 610 | 455 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | S 20 | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 17 | 22 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | — | E 10 | — |
| kJ | 62 | 197 | 354 | 565 | 352 | 248 | 204 | 12 | 61 | 1639 | 1693 | 1697 | 1980 | 1893 | 1924 | 2329 | 1850 | 1650 | — | 913 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 19 | 298 | 457 | 180 | 180 | 661 | 19 | 668 | 756 | 661 | 684 | 684 | 344 | 162 | 162 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 14 |
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