Narrow Neck Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s be honest—it’s a rough couple of weeks ahead at Narrow Neck. From Thursday the 10th through to the 23rd, there’s just nothing worth paddling out for. The swell’s tiny, the wind’s usually messy, and we’ve got a solid two-week dead zone where you’re better off doing maintenance on your board than actually surfing.

The first few days have a bit of energy—Thursday morning reads around 417, Thursday afternoon spikes to 731 with a 2.0m swell—but it’s all cross-onshore and lumpy. Short-period SE swell at 8-10 seconds and a strong cross-breeze means it’s just not rideable. By Friday the 11th, it drops off quick, and then we go into that real flat spell.

From the 12th through the 22nd, it’s mostly under 1m, with energy readings in the 20s and 30s. Sure, there are a couple of clean mornings—the 15th and 18th have light offshore winds—but with waves around 0.6-0.7m, they’re barely breaking. You’d be scratching to find anything rideable.

Now, hold on—there is some hope. Thursday the 24th of September, first thing in the morning. The wind finally goes proper offshore from the WNW, the swell comes back up to 1.1m from the SE with a 10-second period, and the energy reads 227. That’s our standout of the whole period. Cleanest conditions we’ve seen in weeks, and there’s actual push in it. Not a big day by any means, but after two weeks of nothing, it’ll feel like a score.

Same deal with the water temp—around 21°, pretty much normal for this time of year. And don’t forget, Narrow Neck can get crowded when it’s on, so if that Thursday morning looks good, be early.

After that, Friday the 25th is back to fresh cross-onshore junk. So there’s one window, about a week out. Don’t sleep on it, but don’t book the day off work just yet either.

Rusty.

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