Narrabeen-Alley Rights Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer for Narrabeen-Alley Rights over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, we’re looking at a pretty quiet stretch ahead. The surf for the next week is mostly tiny and wonky, with only a few flickers of something half-decent. The water temp is sitting around 63°, which is about average for this time of year. Not much to get excited about, so patience is the name of the game.

The first real standout, such as it is, comes on Wednesday morning, 19th August. Swell is a tiny 2ft from the ESE, but the period stretches out to 10 seconds, giving it a bit more shape than the junky 7-second stuff we’ve been seeing. The kicker here is the wind: it’s glassy – dead calm. That makes it clean as a whistle for a morning session on a log or a foamy. It’s a beach break setup exposed to the ENE, so a long-period groundswell can break a bit straight, but with that glass, it’s your best chance for a couple of fun ones. Don’t expect much power, the combined swell energy is weak at 151, but it’s about the only time the stars align.

From there, it’s a long, painful gap. Thursday the 20th and Friday the 21st offer tiny, weak waves (2ft and 2ft) with lighter offshore winds, making them clean but seriously lacking in push. We’re talking knee-high dribblers with combined energy down in the 44 to 66 range. Not proper surf.

We then hit a dry spell from the 22nd right through to the 25th of August. Swell drops to 1ft or 2ft and the winds get messy or offshore but on tiny, crumbly waves. Just a flat spell.

Things get a *little* more interesting on Wednesday the 26th, but the conditions are ugly. Swell pops up to 6ft from the ENE, with a combined energy of 198, so there’s some moderate push. But the period is short at 6 seconds, and we’ve got moderate cross-shore and cross-onshore winds. It’s going to be a lumpy, choppy mess – more of a kiteboarding setup than a paddle surfing one. Not recommended.

Thursday the 27th morning has the most significant swell of the whole run: 6ft from the NE, combined energy hitting a strong 593. The period is a short 7 seconds, and it’s still cross-shore with a slight chop. This is too big and messy for beginners, but for experts, it might offer a few bowls. Still, the wind isn’t doing us any favours.

The last flicker is Friday the 28th morning, with 3ft from the NE, an 8-second period, and clean offshore winds from the NNW. Combined energy is moderate at 132. It’s surfable, but very ordinary.

Honestly, if you’re desperate for a paddle, the glassy Wednesday the 19th morning is the one. For anything with more size, you’re waiting until the 26th or 27th, but the conditions are rough. The rest of the window is a washout.

Rusty.

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