Surf Forecasts:
Narrow Neck surf forecast from 22 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 25 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period, ENE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 27 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period, E swell with 228 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 25 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE 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 (Aug 25) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m 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 1.3m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 27) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 9s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 30) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Tue 25th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Tue 25th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Thu 27th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Narrow Neck over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here, let's see what we've got for Narrow Neck over the next couple of weeks.
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you—this is a tough stretch. We're looking at a long, slow run of small, messy surf. For days and days, it’s mostly cross-onshore winds and weak, short-period wind swell, which just isn't going to give us anything worth paddling out for. The combined energy is struggling, sitting mostly in the double digits (like 86 and 89), which is barely a ripple.
The first real glimmer of hope doesn't show up until Tuesday morning, the 25th of August. It's still small, only about 3 ft from the ENE, but the wind goes glassy. That northwest breeze at just 3 mph will have the surface looking like a mirror. It's surfable, but you wouldn’t call it pumping. The energy is still pretty weak (90).
After that, we're back into a holding pattern of choppy, poor conditions until Thursday the 27th, when the swell bumps up slightly to 4 ft from the east, but it’s accompanied by a strong 16 mph SSE wind. That’s going to ruin it. The energy does jump to a moderate 322, but with that onshore wind, it’s just messy.
The next morning that might be worth a look, Friday the 28th of August. We get a glass-off again, with 3 ft from the east, and the energy is a moderate 104. It’s small and the period is short (8 seconds), so it’ll be a bit weak on the takeoff, but at least it'll be clean.
Looking further out, early September brings a few more windows. Tuesday morning, the 1st of September has a clean look with a light NNW cross-off breeze, and about 3 ft swell from the east (energy 116). Then on Wednesday morning, the 2nd of September, we get another glassy morning, but the swell is even smaller at just 2 ft from the east. The best of the second week looks like Friday morning, the 4th of September: glassy wind, 3 ft from the ENE, energy 96. It’s not big, but it’s clean.
The overall pattern here is a lot of waiting for small, clean windows. The standout moment is probably Tuesday morning, the 25th of August, for the glassy conditions, and maybe Friday the 4th of September for another clean session. Water temps? No anomaly noted here at Narrow Neck, so expect things to be about average for this time of year.
It’s a patience game. Stay tuned to the forecasts, because these small windows can tidy up quick.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
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 kJ | 54 | 79 | 73 | 94 | 82 | 85 | 87 | 85 | 107 | 104 | 91 | 104 | 74 | 205 | 140 | 149 | 95 | 78 | 82 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:42AM0.80m | 5:25PM1.33m | 5:45AM0.86m | 6:07PM1.41m | 6:29AM0.94m | 6:43PM1.48m | 7:06AM1.03m | 7:17PM1.54m | 7:40AM1.11m | 7:50PM1.57m | 8:13AM1.20m | 8:23PM1.58m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:31PM0.50m | 10:15AM0.40m | 00:13AM0.42m | 11:10AM0.36m | 00:48AM0.33m | 11:57AM0.31m | 1:19AM0.26m | 12:39PM0.26m | 1:48AM0.20m | 1:18PM0.21m | 2:16AM0.15m | 1:55PM0.18m | 2:45AM0.13m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 54 | 79 | 73 | 94 | 82 | 85 | 87 | 85 | 107 | 104 | 91 | 104 | 74 | 205 | 140 | 149 | 95 | 78 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 7 | NE 10 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 8 | SE 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 93 | 69 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | S 9 | E 12 | S 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 5 | E 16 | NE 8 | E 14 | E 13 | S 8 | — | S 10 | SE 11 | SE 14 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 29 | 4 | 8 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 3 | SE 3 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 6 | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 24 | 20 | 68 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 19 | 25 | 14 | 19 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 180 | 8 | 0 | 133 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 25 | 11 |
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