Narrabeen-North Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, mate, I’ll be straight with you – this stretch looks like a real grind. We’re talking about Narrabeen-North, a beach and sandbar setup that gets exposed to swell but needs a lot of things to go right. Over the next two weeks, the consistency is there, but the quality just isn’t backing it up. It’s going to be a long wait for anything that gets the heart pumping.

Right now, Sunday morning the 30th of August is about as good as it gets in the near-term, and that's not saying much. We’ve got a tiny 2ft swell pushing in from the SE with a clean 10-second period, and the wind is glassy from the NW. The water temp is sitting at 63°, which is a touch cooler than usual for this time of year but nothing crazy. The combined wave energy is sitting at a weak 123, so it’s basically a dribbler. It’s surfable if you’re desperate, but you’ll be working hard for scraps.

From Sunday afternoon onward, it’s pretty much a write-off. Swell drops to 2ft or less, and the wind swings around onshore or cross-shore. Monday and Tuesday see the swell bottom out at 1.0ft, with some clean windows but just no power to push anything. The energy readings are in the teens and thirties through the week – that’s next to nothing.

We get a little spike of energy on Monday the 7th of September. Afternoon sees the swell jump to 6ft from the NE, and even though the wind is strong offshore at 22 mph from the NE, the period is a short 6 seconds. That means it’s going to be a messy, lumpy, onshore-feeling mess despite the offshore wind. The energy jumps up to a moderate 353 – you can feel the push. But for a beach break, short-period NE swell with that much wind is not going to shape up. It’s more of a kite-surfing kind of day than a paddle-surfing day.

Come Tuesday the 8th, it’s back to knee-high dribble with strong offshore wind again, but the energy is gone. The rest of the second week is more of the same: small swell, chop, cross-winds. There’s a bump on the 12th of September with a 4ft SE swell on Saturday morning and 5ft on the Saturday afternoon, but the wind is onshore from the SE at 12 mph and the period is short, 8-9 seconds. The energy hits 412 in the afternoon – that’s a solid push – but with onshore wind and a short period, it’s going to be a choppy, stormy mess. Not a stand-out by any means.

Honestly, there’s no true standout in this 16-day window. If you’re desperate for a paddle, Sunday morning the 30th is the cleanest and most manageable, but it’s tiny. Otherwise, you might want to save your energy and wait for the next system. Forecasts change, so don’t write the whole run off, but this is a lean patch.

Stay patient,
Rusty

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