Narrabeen-North Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, cobber, let’s get into it. The next couple of weeks over at Narrabeen-North (Northern Beaches) are shaping up to be a real mixed bag. There’s a small, workable window early on, then it’s mostly flat with a few glimmers of hope, and finally a pulse of windswell that gets a bit more interesting but is never truly clean. Don’t plan any sickies yet, but don’t pack the boards away either.

We start off with a bit of juice on Sunday the 2nd, but it’s not the best. Swell here is around 6ft from the SE with a 12-second period, so there’s some push. The combined energy is reading 965, which is a solid, hefty chunk of power. But the NE wind at 12 mph is cross, and the water temperature is about average for this time of year, so it’s not as crisp as we’d like. It’s a bit messy, cross-chop, and the tide’s questionable, so if you’re desperate, go, but know it’s not firing.

Now, the standout of the whole run, and it’s a little beauty, is Monday morning the 3rd. Overnight the swell settles to a much more manageable 3ft, still out of the SE, with an 11-second period. The wind swings around to a light NNW at 9 mph, making it a clean, cross-off. The energy drops to 240, but that’s fine, because it’s quality over quantity. This is clean, glassy, and you’ll get some proper little runners off the sandbanks. That’s your best bet for an easy, fun paddle. The same afternoon still has 3ft with a nice WNW offshore, but the energy drops off, and it’s a bit ordinary.

From there, it’s a real bummer. Tuesday the 4th through to Sunday the 9th are all wave-less. The swell tanks to 1ft and less, the period’s junk, and the energy readings are in the teens and twenties. There are a couple of clean-looking mornings, but there’s nothing to ride. You’re looking at about six days of flatness, which is a long time to be just staring at the horizon.

Things start rumbling again on Monday the 10th, but it’s not for the faint-hearted. There’s a jump in energy to 119 and 100, but the swell is still a meagre 3ft from the ENE with a short, 9-second period. The winds are strong WSW, which makes it cross-off, but it’s not enough swell to get excited about. It stays small and weak through the 11th and 12th, with waves in the 2ft range, cross-off in the mornings but then getting chopped up in the afternoons with onshore breezes.

The pattern shifts on the 13th and 14th, bringing the biggest swell of the period, but it’s not going to be a pretty one. The swell picks up to 3ft and then a more solid 6ft on Friday morning the 14th, with a 9-second period. The energy jumps to 525, which is proper power, but the wind is cross-onshore from the S/SSE the whole time, so it’s going to be a messy, lumpy, and choppy mess. It’s not paddle-surfing conditions; it’s windswell and body-bashing territory. At 6ft, it’s pushing it for beginners, and with that wind, even the experienced guys will be frustrated.

The last couple of days, the 15th to the 17th, fade out again. The swell drops back to 2-2ft, with weak ENE windswell and a mix of cross-off and cross-on winds. There are still a few surfable but ordinary moments, but nothing worth going out of your way for.

So, to sum it up: hit it hard on Monday morning the 3rd. That’s your window. Everything else is either flat, stormy, or just not worth the effort.

Rusty

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