Surf Forecasts:
Narrow Neck surf forecast from 30 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 1 Sep, 7PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 1 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period, E swell with 104 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 1 Sep, 7PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E 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 Tuesday (Sep 01) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 5s. Another secondary swell of 0.5m and 4s is also forecast. 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 0.7m 10s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 01) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 10s period and expected on Monday (Aug 31) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Tue 1st Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Tue 1st Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Tue 1st Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Narrow Neck over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here again, giving it to you straight in feet and miles.
It's a tough look for Narrow Neck over this whole 16-day stretch. I can’t find a single standout session that’s worth getting wet for. The ocean has gone into a deep sleep.
Starting Sunday the 30th of August, we’ve got a weak 4ft swell out of the SE, but a fresh 19 mph cross-onshore breeze has torn it up, making it lumpy. The combined energy is only 110, so it’s weak. Water temp is about 69°F, which is normal for the season.
Monday and Tuesday are more of the same – tiny waves and messy winds. By Wednesday morning the 2nd of September, the wind turns offshore and cleans things up, but the swell has shrunk to barely 2ft from the east. The energy is between 52 and 63 – that’s nothing. This clean but flat pattern sticks around for days. We get clean mornings, but the swell never gets above 2ft.
There’s a bump on Thursday the 10th of September when the swell hits 5ft from the NE, and the energy jumps to 359 – that’s moderate. But the wind is a light cross-onshore from the south, and the period is only 7 seconds. That’s a short-period, lumpy windswell, not a proper groundswell. It won’t hold up.
After that, everything fades back to tiny 1-2ft waves with onshore winds through to Monday the 14th of September. There’s no power, no shape.
Honestly, this is a classic quiet spell. The reef is clean some mornings, but without any real swell, you’re just floating. Not even good for kiting with these light winds. Just a waiting game. Forecasts can turn, but right now, leave the board in the car.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Mon night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 6 | E 9 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | E 9 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 68 | 35 | 23 | 58 | 20 | 98 | 69 | 45 | 48 | 47 | 42 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:31PM1.51m | 9:58AM1.38m | 10:07PM1.42m | 10:39AM1.40m | 10:47PM1.30m | 11:27AM1.41m | 11:32PM1.17m | 12:24PM1.40m | 00:28AM1.03m | 1:33PM1.39m | 1:43AM0.92m | 2:57PM1.41m | 3:25AM0.88m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:45AM0.14m | 3:56PM0.23m | 4:19AM0.17m | 4:44PM0.31m | 4:56AM0.22m | 5:42PM0.40m | 5:40AM0.28m | 6:54PM0.49m | 6:36AM0.34m | 8:29PM0.53m | 7:48AM0.39m | 10:10PM0.48m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 20 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | E 8 | ESE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | E 9 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 38 | 35 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 98 | 69 | 45 | 48 | 47 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 16 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 17 | E 8 | SE 11 | E 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | SSE 11 | E 9 | NE 5 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | E 9 | SE 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 42 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 10 | SSE 9 | E 12 | E 11 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | NE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 4 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | 24 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 2 | SE 5 | SSE 8 | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 2 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NW 3 | NNE 5 | — | S 4 | ENE 3 | — | — | NNE 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 68 | 325 | 1 | 58 | 133 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 11 | 30 | 1 | 20 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 43 | 94 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 1 | 24 | 25 | 3 | 25 | 152 | 0 | 16 | 244 | 0 | 63 | 98 | 0 | 29 | 284 | 14 | 63 | 244 | 63 |
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