Surf Forecasts:
Narrow Neck surf forecast from 21 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 27 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period, E swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 26 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period, E swell with 295 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 27 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s 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 Sunday (Sep 27) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 8s 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 1.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 26) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 10s period and expected on Friday (Sep 25) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Sun 27th Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Sun 27th Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Sat 26th Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Narrow Neck over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 71 | 77 | 32 | 64 | 115 | 83 | 83 | 117 | 154 | 206 | 146 | 294 | 295 | 257 | 177 | 124 | 121 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 5:25AM0.89m | 5:25PM1.35m | 6:04AM0.99m | 6:04PM1.41m | 6:37AM1.10m | 6:40PM1.46m | 7:09AM1.22m | 7:15PM1.49m | 7:42AM1.33m | 7:50PM1.49m | 8:16AM1.43m | 8:25PM1.46m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:35PM0.37m | 10:43AM0.43m | 00:07AM0.29m | 11:32AM0.36m | 00:37AM0.22m | 12:14PM0.30m | 1:05AM0.17m | 12:55PM0.23m | 1:33AM0.13m | 1:35PM0.19m | 2:02AM0.10m | 2:15PM0.17m | 2:33AM0.10m | ||||||
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 | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | SE 10 | SE 20 | SE 19 | SE 16 | NE 6 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 2 | — | 17 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 206 | 146 | 196 | 295 | 257 | 177 | 124 | 121 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | N 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 12 | — | SE 10 | E 9 | SE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | — | 4 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | N 10 | — | — | — | N 9 | S 19 | E 14 | — | — | N 12 | SE 10 | — | — | — | E 16 | — | — | E 14 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 29 | 71 | 77 | 32 | 64 | 115 | 83 | 83 | 117 | 154 | — | — | 294 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 162 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 180 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
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