Narrabeen-Alley Rights Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's take a look at what's on the cards for Narrabeen-Alley Rights.

First up, the water temp is sitting at 63°, which is about 1° cooler than the average for this time of year. Nothing too wild, just a touch fresh.

Honestly, the next two weeks are looking pretty flat and frustrating. The wave energy is weak, barely cracking three digits at its best. For the first week, we’re stuck with tiny, weak swell – mostly around 1ft to 3ft. The wind is all over the shop, cross-offshore or cross-shore mostly, but the swell is just too small to get excited about. There’s one little window on the morning of Sunday the 23rd of August – it’s glassy, but the swell is only 1ft. It’s a frustrating start.

We finally see a bit of a pulse on Tuesday the 25th of August, with the swell pushing up to 5ft from the NE in the afternoon, and the combined energy hits 178. The wind is cross-off from the north, so it'll be clean. But the period is short, just 7 seconds, so it’s going to be a bit lumpy and won’t have much push. Same story on the morning of Wednesday the 26th of August, with 5ft NE swell and 221 energy, but the wind swings cross-shore from the SSW, so it’ll be chopped up.

The best of a pretty average bunch looks like Thursday the 27th of August. The morning starts glassy with the wind from the SSE, and there's 3ft of ENE swell with a period of 8 seconds. The energy is 125. It’s surfable, but not a standout. The swell direction is ENE, which is close to the optimum, and those glassy conditions will make it look cleaner than anything else on offer.

For the first week, nothing is a true standout. The conditions are too ordinary.

Moving into the second week, the surf remains small and uninspiring. From the 28th of August right through to the 5th of September, we’re looking at tiny waves, mostly between 2ft and 3ft. The wind is often cross-off or light, but the swell is weak and inconsistent. The period does stretch out a little, hitting 11 seconds on the 2nd of September, but the swell is only 2ft, so it’s not going to do much. The energy is consistently low, mostly two-digit numbers.

There is no period in this 16-day window that I'd call a standout. The surf is just too small and inconsistent. If you're desperate for a paddle, the glassy morning of the 27th of August is your best bet, but keep expectations low. This is a long, quiet stretch for Narrabeen-Alley Rights.

Rusty.

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