Narrabeen-Alley Rights Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, lookin’ at the surf ahead for Narrabeen-Alley Rights. It’s a classic beach/sandbar setup, exposed to the ENE, and it’s very consistent – so even when it’s flat, you know it won’t stay that way forever.

Right now, we’re in a bit of a dry spell. Monday the 13th is offering up tiny junk – 0.7ft from the ESE with a weak 7 combined energy. The wind’s a cross-off, so it’s clean, but there’s nothing to ride. Tuesday the 14th is even worse, with zero swell at all in the morning, just a flat, glassy ocean and a gentle offshore. Wednesday and Thursday are flat or near-flat, with cross-shore and onshore winds making it choppy. Friday the 17th sees a pulse of 4ft swell from the south, but that’s a short-period 6-second slop and the energy is moderate (124). The wind is cross-on, so it’s gonna be a messy, blown-out mess – not for paddle surfing, this one’s lookin’ more like a kite surfing day.

Saturday the 18th is much the same: 3-3ft, cross-on, choppy. Still not worth paddling out.

Then we get a glimmer. Sunday the 19th: glassy conditions in the morning – a NNE breeze at 3 mph – and a 4ft swell from the ENE at 9 seconds. The combined energy jumps to 206 (moderate), and the wave comment is “expect good surf conditions.” That’s your first real standout. The water temp is about average for this time of year, no anomaly to speak of. Crowds are “often” here, so get in early for a clean session.

Monday the 20th morning brings a cleaner picture: 4ft from the ENE, 10-second period, a light offshore from the NW, and a solid 323 combined energy. That’s a proper groundswell with decent shape. The morning is a beauty, but afternoon the wind swings NE, cross-shore, and conditions drop off. Tuesday the 21st morning is similar – 4ft, cross-off wind, 332 energy – but again, the arvo turns choppy.

Wednesday the 22nd has a glassy start – dead calm, S breeze at 3 mph – with 3ft ENE swell at 10 seconds and 204 energy. That’s another clean window, but it’s small.

The rest of the week into the second week is small and ordinary. Thursday 23rd and Friday 24th have clean mornings with offshore wind and 3-3ft swell, but the energy is low (127-158), and the wave comment is “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” Saturday 25th is similar. Then Sunday the 26th stands out again: both morning and afternoon have 3ft from the east with a very long period of 12 seconds, combined energy of 204-207 (moderate), and offshore to clean cross-off wind. That’s a long-period groundswell, so it’ll peel nicely down the sandbar – long, clean lines, but be ready for longer lulls between sets. Monday the 27th gets hammered by a strong 25 mph WSW cross-off, which will clean it up but the swell drops to 2ft. After that, Tuesday the 28th is flat again.

So, overall – the standout sessions are Sunday morning the 19th and Monday morning the 20th, with the 26th also lookin’ promising but further out, so less certain. If you want clean, proper waves, those are your windows. Get amongst it.

Rusty

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