Narrabeen-Alley Rights Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking for Narrabeen-Alley Rights (beach/sandbar). This spot’s a real solid performer when conditions line up, and we’ve got a bit of a mixed bag ahead. The water temp is sitting about average for this time of year, so nothing out of the ordinary there.

First up, Wednesday the 12th and Thursday the 13th are pretty small with swell around 2ft to 1ft from the ENE, period around 10 seconds. The combined energy (52) is weak, and while the wind is cross-offshore, it’s just not enough push to get excited about. We’ve got a real quiet spell from there through to the end of the third week of August – Friday the 14th through to Wednesday the 19th sees swell dropping to 1.0ft–1ft, and then a bit of a bump from Sunday the 16th with 5ft–6ft from the SSE then ESE, but the wind is all onshore or cross-onshore, and the period is short (6–8 seconds). The energy climbs to 184–389 (moderate), but the conditions are poor – choppy and messy. Not worth paddling out.

Then we hit a real promising window. Thursday the 20th of August starts with glassy conditions – dead calm wind – and 5ft swell from the ENE at 9 seconds, combined energy 416 (moderate). The morning looks clean and glassy, proper surfable. Friday the 21st morning has clean cross-offshore wind and 5ft ENE swell, energy 330 (moderate). But the real standout is Saturday the 22nd of August. That morning, we’ve got offshore wind from the NW at 6 mph, clean as a whistle, with 6ft ENE swell, period stretching to 11 seconds, and a combined energy of 698 (strong). The afternoon is similar with 6ft ENE swell, energy 893 (strong), and cross-offshore wind. This is the best of the whole run – clean, solid, and consistent. Sunday the 23rd also holds up nicely with 5ft–5ft ENE swell, period 11 seconds, and cross-offshore wind, energy 546–625 (strong). Keep in mind, with a longer period like 11 seconds, the sets will have good shape and energy, but there’ll be a bit more time between them – makes paddling out easier.

From Monday the 24th of August, the wind picks up and the quality drops – the swell is still around 4ft–6ft ENE, but the wind is cross-offshore and strong (16–19 mph), and the energy is moderate (367–554). The conditions are clean but the wind strength makes it less appealing. Tuesday the 25th has a bit of marginal quality, and by Wednesday the 26th the swell drops back to 3ft with weak energy (96). So that big Saturday is your best bet.

Because Narrabeen-Alley Rights is a beach/sandbar and can get crowded, especially on the good days, expect plenty of company on Saturday the 22nd and Sunday the 23rd. It’s a consistent spot, so you’ll get waves – just share ‘em.

Rusty.

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