Narrabeen-North Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty here.

Honestly, the next week and a half is a bit of a write-off for decent waves. We’re looking at a long flat spell with a lot of small, messy, or onshore conditions. There’s a gap of about nine days where there’s really nothing worth paddling out for. The water’s sitting around 64°F, which is pretty much normal for this time of year, so no surprises there.

Thursday the 10th kicks things off with a weak 1ft ESE swell and a cross-on southerly breeze – choppy and poor. Friday the 11th is similar, tiny 0.7ft ENE swell, light cross-shore wind, not worth your time. Saturday morning the 12th has a glassy 0.7ft ENE swell, but it’s just too small to do anything with, and the afternoon gets chopped up again. Sunday the 13th sees a slight bump to 1ft ENE with a clean cross-off, but the period is only 4 seconds – that’s just wind chop, not real surf. Monday the 14th and Tuesday the 15th stay poor, with small, short-period swells and onshore or cross-shore winds. Wednesday through Saturday the 19th are all in that same dull, tiny, and mostly messy range. It’s a frustrating stretch with combined swell energies mostly below 100 (like 19, 42, or 77), which is weak energy – not enough to push any real waves through.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. On Sunday the 20th, things finally turn. The morning brings a proper pulse: 8ft of SSE swell with an 11-second period, and the combined energy jumps right up to 1267 – that’s strong, serious energy. The wind is a light NNE cross-off, so it should be clean and lined up. This is a big one for experienced surfers only; anything over 8ft is expert territory, but at 8ft it’s still challenging. Narrabeen-North (often crowded, so expect company) will be the go-to on the northern beaches, with the swell direction coming from the SSE matching its optimum ENE exposure well. The afternoon same day drops a bit to 7ft and the wind swings cross-shore NE at 25 km/h, making it messier, so the window is definitely the morning.

Monday the 21st still has some size – 5ft SE swell in the morning, glassy with calm wind, energy at 868. That’s still a solid, strong swell and clean conditions – a good option but not quite the standout of Sunday morning. The period drops to 10 seconds, which is okay but a touch less powerful.

After that, Tuesday the 22nd sees the swell fade back to under 3ft with a short period, and the rest of the week drops off again. The 23rd and 24th have some NE swell but with short periods (5-7 seconds) and moderate to fresh cross-off winds – not great shape. The 25th is a write-off with strong S/SSW cross-on winds making it lumpy and poor.

So, if you can only pick one session, it’s the Sunday morning the 20th – 8ft SSE, 11-second groundswell, clean cross-off, and strong energy. That’s the standout. The Monday morning the 21st is a decent backup with clean 5ft SE swell. The rest is a waiting game. It’s a poor run, but these flat spells don’t usually last forever – forecasts can change, so keep an eye on it.

Rusty out.

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