Narrabeen-Alley Rights Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here.

It’s been a slow, frustrating start for this stretch of coast. Barely a ripple for the first few days – just leftover slop and choppy onshore wind. We’ll have to wait until Friday the 18th for anything worth paddling for, and even then it’s nothing special.

Here’s the breakdown. Thursday the 17th sees a boost in swell to 8ft out of the SSE with a short period of 9 seconds, but the wind is straight onshore from the SE. That bump gives moderate energy (829), but it’s messy and ugly – better suited to kite gear than a surfboard.

Friday morning the 18th is a bright spot. Swell drops to 2ft from the SE with a short period of 7 seconds, but the wind goes glassy – dead calm, 0 mph from the NW. The combined energy is weak (54), but for a small clean wave on a sandbank, it’s a window. This break is exposed to ENE swell, so this little SE pulse just sneaks in. It’s inconsistent and you might see a few others, but if you’re keen for some fun little runners, dawn Friday is your shot.

After that, it dries up again. The weekend is a total loss – Saturday the 19th has zero swell, Sunday the 20th has tiny 2ft junk with short periods. Monday the 21st goes back to tiny and then gets blown apart by a fresh SSE wind.

Wednesday the 23rd morning is the real standout of the run. Swell builds to 5ft from the east, period short at 6 seconds, but the wind turns cross-off from the NNE at 9 mph and conditions stay clean. The combined energy hits a moderate 202 – feels like there’s some push. The swell direction (E) matches the optimum ENE well. This is a classic for an exposed sandbar: shoulder-high sets, clean faces, and you’ll have company (crowds listed as often). It’s a solid morning for an advanced surfer – 5ft is right at the line where beginners will struggle.

The rest of that week stays average – Thursday the 24th holds 5ft to 6ft but with short period and side-shore wind, so it’s ordinary. By Sunday the 27th morning it goes glassy again with a tiny 3ft from the ENE, period 7 seconds, combined energy 100 – just on the edge of weak. A few knee-to-waist high glassy waves, fine for a log if you’re patient.

The final standout lands on Wednesday the 30th of September morning. Swell 4ft from the ENE, period 8 seconds, combined energy 213 (moderate), and glassy conditions with a light NE breeze at 3 mph. The water temp is 64° which is about normal for this time of year – the anomaly is just -0.3°, nothing special. This morning shapes up as clean, fun, waist-to-chest high waves on the bank. It’s a classic small window – you’d kick yourself if you missed it.

Into October, Thursday the 1st morning goes glassy again but swell drops to 3ft – still clean, still small.

So the pick of the 16 days: Wednesday the 23rd of September morning for size and clean conditions, and Wednesday the 30th of September morning for a glassy session with just enough juice. Make sure you’re in the water for both.

Rusty.

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