Surf Forecasts:
Narrow Neck surf forecast from 6 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 9 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period, SE swell with 1,456 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s 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 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 11s period. 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 2.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 4AM. 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 Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) 11s |
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.
Let’s be straight with you. The next couple of weeks are a bit of a write-off for decent waves at Narrow Neck. We’ve got a long stretch of poor conditions ahead, and it’s going to be a tough watch for a while.
The first real chance you’ll want to look at is Saturday morning, the 11th of July. It’s not a classic by any stretch, but it’s the best we’ve got. The swell is small at 3ft from the SE with a period of 10 seconds, and the wave energy is a weak 183. But, and it’s a big but, the wind is glassy. That means the surface will be smooth. It’s surfable, but just barely.
Then on Sunday the 12th, we get a slight improvement in wind. A clean WNW offshore breeze should clean up the 3ft SE swell (183 energy) in the morning. The afternoon drops to 3ft (146 energy) with a cross-offshore wind. It’s clean, but again, small. For a fairly consistent reef break like Narrow Neck, this is about as good as it gets during this run.
After that, it’s a long, flat period. From Monday the 13th right through to Thursday the 16th, the swell bottoms out to almost nothing, with wave energy dropping into single digits. It’s totally flat and glassy, but there’s nothing to ride. That’s about a six-day gap of no surf worth mentioning.
Late in the window, around Friday the 17th, there is a pulse of swell (4ft from the SE at 11 seconds, 487 energy) but it’s hammered by a strong SSE wind. It’s going to be messy and blown out. While the energy is moderate, the quality is poor.
The water temperature is sitting at 71°, which is pretty much average for this time of year, so nothing unusual there.
Look, it’s a rough patch. The best advice is to wait for the glassy spell around Saturday the 11th and Sunday the 12th for a clean, small session. The long-range stuff around the 17th is promising in size but not in quality.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 529 | 566 | 469 | 721 | 952 | 875 | 778 | 604 | 415 | 335 | 862 | 220 | 725 | 224 | 145 | 110 | 190 | 151 | 149 | 90 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 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 | 6:02AM1.08m | 6:49PM1.74m | 7:05AM1.10m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 11:49AM0.25m | 1:29AM0.34m | 12:45PM0.21m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 |
 | 5:02 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:06 | — | 5:06 |
mm | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 19 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 125 | 566 | 469 | — | 952 | 875 | — | 604 | 415 | 335 | 356 | 220 | 196 | 224 | 145 | 110 | 190 | 151 | 149 | 90 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | — | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | 78 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | 71 | — | 40 | 98 | 92 | 40 | 39 | 23 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 2 | SE 10 | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | W 4 |
| kJ | 529 | 1675 | 1559 | 721 | 3298 | 2546 | 778 | 1744 | 1168 | 936 | 862 | 1 | 725 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 793 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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