Narrabeen-North Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s take a look at what’s cookin’ at Narrabeen-North over the next couple of weeks.

Alright, straight up – this is a pretty quiet run for the most part, with only a couple of windows that might get your heart pumping. The water’s sitting at 63°, which is about 1° cooler than the long-term average for this time of year, so nothing out of the ordinary – just your standard late-winter chill.

The standout session is Monday morning, August 3rd. We’ve got a clean 3 ft swell rolling in from the southeast with an 11-second period, and combined wave energy sitting at 236 (moderate energy). The wind is a light northerly at 9 mph, sitting cross-offshore, which will keep the faces tidy. For an advanced spot like this, that’s your best bet – consistent, clean, and the swell direction is a solid match for the optimum ENE. Crowds are often around here, so expect company.

Monday afternoon drops off a bit – still surfable with 3 ft SE swell, but only 194 energy and ordinary conditions. The rest of the first week is pretty grim. Tuesday morning (August 4th) sees tiny 1 ft swell and a score of 1, and by Tuesday afternoon it’s glassy but only 0.7 ft – not worth paddling for. Wednesday through to the following Saturday is a real drought: many days of 1.0 ft to 1 ft swell, poor conditions, and scores of zero. There’s a notable gap from Tuesday afternoon all the way through to the following Sunday morning with no real recommendations.

Sunday morning, August 9th, picks up a bit – 4 ft of NE swell, but with a short 6-second period and 152 energy. The wind is northerly at 12 mph, cross-offshore, and it’s clean. It’s surfable, but nothing special. Sunday afternoon has similar 4 ft NE swell, 127 energy, with a lighter NNW offshore wind at 16 mph, but the wave quality is still very ordinary.

From Monday August 10th through to the end of the forecast, we’re looking at small, messy surf. Most days have 1.0 ft to 3 ft swell, poor conditions, and scores of zero. There’s a brief moment on Wednesday afternoon, August 12th, with 4 ft of NE swell but a pitiful 4-second period and only 68 energy – that’s short-period windswill, not worth your time. The energy picks up a bit on Thursday August 13th with 250 energy (moderate) from 3 ft NE swell, but the wind is onshore and the conditions are poor. The very end of the run, Tuesday August 18th morning, gives a glassy 2 ft E swell with 80 energy – surfable but tiny.

Bottom line: if you’re keen, Monday morning August 3rd is your only real window for something decent. After that, it’s a waiting game with mostly small, poor-quality surf. The break is very consistent, so it’s a bit of a bummer seeing such a flat spell – but that’s the way it goes sometimes.

Rusty.

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