Narrow Neck Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it for Narrow Neck. Straight up, the 16-day window is looking pretty grim. We’ve got a long stretch of ordinary to poor conditions ahead, so you won’t find me getting too excited about much.

The water temperature is sitting at 69°, which is about normal for this time of year, nothing unusual there.

The first real chance to paddle out comes up this Sunday morning, the 9th of August. We’ve got a small 3ft swell from the east, with a period of 9 seconds. The wind is a light NNW cross-off, so it’ll be clean. The combined energy is moderate (167). It’s surfable, but it’s very ordinary. Don’t expect much.

The standout window, if you can call it that, is actually Monday afternoon, the 10th of August. The swell drops to 3ft, coming from the NNE with a short period of 7 seconds. The wind goes offshore from the west at 15 mph, which will keep it clean. The combined energy is moderate (193). It’s still small and short-period, but that offshore wind is a major positive for getting a few clean waves. This is the best on offer for the whole period.

After that, it’s a slow slide into nothing much. There are a few mornings with clean, gentle offshore winds through the 11th and 12th, but the swell is tiny, just 2ft, with weak energy (65-90). You’ll be on a longboard or just bobbing around.

Then, from the 13th of August onwards, things get properly messy. The wind swings onshore and cross-onshore, picking up strength. By the 17th, we see a bigger push of swell, with 5ft to 5ft from the ESE, but it’s short-period (6 seconds) and onshore. The combined energy ramps up to moderate (199-214), but the quality is poor. It’s choppy and lumpy.

The real kicker comes in the second week. From the 18th of August through to the 23rd, we get a big spike in swell energy, with heights hitting 7ft to 8ft, and combined energy readings going from strong (675) all the way up to very strong (1902). But here’s the catch – it’s all cross-onshore or onshore wind, blowing 18-22 mph, with rain showers. The period is short to moderate (6-11 seconds), and the conditions are consistently described as poor. For a reef break like Narrow Neck, this setup is going to be a messy, blown-out write-off. With that kind of wind and swell, it’s more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. The 20th of August is the biggest, with a 8ft swell and 1385 energy, but it’s a total mess.

Honestly, there’s no proper stand-out session here. The only one worth a look is Monday afternoon, August 10th, for a quick, clean, small-wave session. The rest of the run is a write-off, so don’t get your hopes up.

Rusty.

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