Narrow Neck Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.97° S 153.43° E

Issued: 3 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Narrow Neck sea temperature is
21.6° C

Normal for this time of year

Narrow Neck surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Narrow Neck surf forecast from 4 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period, SE swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Thursday 9 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period, SE swell with 1,952 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE 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 Saturday (Jul 11) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 10s period. 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 2.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.5m 10s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 10PM.

Wave TypeTime (AEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)10AM (Sat 11th Jul)3ft (0.9m) 10s
Best Surf10AM (Sat 11th Jul)3ft (0.9m) 10s
Most Powerful 1AM (Thu 9th Jul)8ft (2.5m) 12s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Narrow Neck over the next 16 days.


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Alright folks, Rusty here, sittin' on the beach watchin' these charts. Let's be honest, the next week and a half is a tough one for Narrow Neck. We've got a long, frustrating gap before any real quality shows up. Hang in there.

Right now, through Sunday the 6th of July, it's just a write-off. Cross-on winds are screaming from the SSE and S, up to 18-21 mph, tearing up the surface. We've got some weak, short-period windswell pushing in from the E and SE, but all that energy is weak (around 170-500 on the energy scale) and it's all blown out, lumpy, and choppy. Not even worth paddling out for a look.

That grim picture continues all the way through the week. Monday the 7th through Friday the 11th is more of the same – persistent cross-on winds, mostly in the 12-18 mph range, and surf quality is shot. The swell tries to push up to 6ft on Wednesday the 9th, but the wind ruins it. The wave energy is moderate at best, hitting numbers in the 600-700 range, but it's all messy. This is a real drought.

We finally get a tiny glimmer on Saturday the 12th of July. A glassy morning with a light 3 mph S wind and a clean 3ft SE swell (energy at 170). The conditions will be *glass-like*, but the waves are small and ordinary. Then Sunday the 13th morning cleans right up with a gentle offshore NW breeze, but the swell drops to just 2ft. It's surfable if you're desperate for a longboard, but there's no power behind it.

Alright, here's the one we've been waiting for. The standout window of this entire outlook. Friday the 18th of July is where it gets interesting. Mark your calendars.

First up, Friday morning the 18th. The wind goes glassy with a light W breeze, and we get a groundswell from the SE at 5ft with an 11-second period. That's clean, clean, clean. The energy jumps to a healthy 572 (moderate). This is a genuine window of quality surf.

But the true highlight hits on Saturday the 19th of July. Saturday morning, we’re looking at a solid 7ft groundswell from the SE, pulsing with a 14-second period wind. That's proper long-period energy, and it's going to pack a punch. The energy reading is a whopping 1559, which is strong, powerful stuff. The wind is a clean offshore from the WNW at 12 mph. Now, 7ft on a reef break like Narrow Neck with that kind of period is expert territory – it'll be big, hollow, and demanding. If you've got the skills, this is the best wave of the entire 16 days bar none. Saturday afternoon stays good, with a 6ft SE swell and clean cross-off wind, still holding strong energy at 1099.

We get a brief window on Thursday the 17th as a warm-up, with glassy conditions and 5ft SE swell, but it’s that Saturday the 19th window that is the real standout. Get your gear ready for that big SE groundswell and offshore wind. After that, it fizzles back into onshore junk through the 20th and 21st.

So, to sum it up: a long, flat, blown-out stretch until the 12th, a couple of small clean days around the 13th, but the big daddy is arriving Saturday the 19th of July. See you at the break.

Rusty.

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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Night
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(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
10
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.9
SE
10
2
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
2.5
SE
12
1.4
SE
11
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.7
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
149
106
316
308
373
497
390
745
918
677
651
1952
467
347
327
250
260
212
170
139
88
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
25
S
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
S
20
S
25
SSE
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
E
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
off
High Tide
11:46AM1.12m
11:50PM1.48m
12:32PM1.16m
00:33AM1.39m
1:26PM1.21m
1:23AM1.29m
2:27PM1.28m
2:21AM1.19m
3:36PM1.37m
3:30AM1.12m
4:46PM1.49m
4:48AM1.08m
5:51PM1.62m
Low Tide
5:21PM0.45m
6:30AM0.33m
6:16PM0.50m
7:12AM0.34m
7:21PM0.56m
7:59AM0.35m
8:38PM0.59m
8:52AM0.35m
10:03PM0.57m
9:50AM0.33m
11:23PM0.51m
10:50AM0.30m
00:31AM0.43m
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6:37
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5:02
5:02
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 mm
1
3
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
17
17
16
17
17
16
18
18
16
18
18
16
17
17
16
18
18
15
17
17
16
Feels °C
12
12
11
11
11
11
13
13
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
14
13
13
15
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
14
0.6
E
13
1.8
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
2
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
0.5
ESE
14
1.7
SE
12
1.4
SE
11
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.7
SE
9
Energy kJ
149
106
83
138
126
497
390
918
677
113
768
467
347
327
250
260
212
170
139
88
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.3
E
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
SE
14
0.1
NE
9
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.5
E
12
Energy kJ
4
34
62
46
3
73
64
5
4
76
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
SE
14
0.1
NE
7
Energy kJ
3
3
8
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
3
SSE
9
0.4
SSW
3
1.9
SE
10
3.5
SSE
11
0.6
S
4
1.7
SE
11
2.5
SE
12
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
S
3
0.3
SSW
3
2
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
Energy kJ
15
29
316
308
373
1488
3
745
2537
9
651
1952
3
2
2
718
698
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
4
4
2
3
4
3
2
4
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
24
19
24
19
793
19
19
19
19
19
24
16
19
24
8
24
24
1
0
24
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
4
2
3
4
3
2
4
3
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
7
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
7
5
5
8
7
5
5
9
8
9
9
6
6
5
5
4
6
5
5
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Information about the Narrow Neck Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Narrow Neck provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Narrow Neck can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Narrow Neck surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Narrow Neck) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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