Narrabeen-North Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, mate, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for a proper paddle at Narrabeen-North. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak, and often messy waves, so if you’re keen, you’ll be scratching for anything rideable. There's a bit of a pulse at the very end of the period, but it’s a long way off and comes with its own set of problems.

The first proper chance to even get wet is on Wednesday the 19th. We’ve got a clean, glassy morning with a light NW wind. The swell is a tiny 3 ft out of the ESE with a short, weak 7-second period. The energy is still low at 166, so it’s not going to have any push. It’s surfable, but you’ll be working hard for nothing special. That afternoon, the wind swings NE and bumps it up, so the morning is your only window.

Thursday the 20th stays small, but the morning is clean with a N cross-off breeze. The swell drops to a knee-high 2 ft from the ESE. It's pretty pathetic stuff, and the energy reading of 70 tells you all you need to know. There’s a similar story on Friday morning, the 21st, with a light NW offshore and a waist-high 3 ft wave, but the energy is even weaker.

The weekend is a write-off. Saturday and Sunday are flat as a tack, with nothing on the cards. We go through a few days of tiny, choppy leftovers before things get a little cleaner mid-week.

Tuesday the 25th and Wednesday the 26th mornings offer a slight improvement. There’s a bit more consistency in the sets, but we’re still talking about small waves, around 3-3 ft from the NE. The wind is offshore (WNW on Tuesday, WSW on Wednesday), so the surface will be clean, but the power just isn’t there. You might get a few fun ones if you’re on a longboard and don’t mind the lack of punch.

After that, we’re back to flatness. From the 27th right through to the 1st of September, it’s mostly junk or nothing. There are days with clean conditions, like Friday the 28th with a NW offshore, but the swell is down around 2 ft. It’s a whole lot of nothing, to be honest.

Now, the one thing that catches the eye is the swell showing up on Wednesday the 2nd of September. We’re looking at a solid jump in size, with 6 ft in the morning and 8 ft by the afternoon, coming from the SE and SSE. The energy numbers are massive—675 in the morning and a huge 2338 in the afternoon. This is the real deal in terms of size. But don’t get too excited; the period is a short 9-10 seconds, and the wind is a light cross-onshore from the ESE. It’s going to be a bit sloppy and won’t have the clean lines you’d want for a wave that size. At 8 ft, this is expert territory, and with that onshore wind, it could be a bit of a battle. It’s worth looking at if you’re experienced, but I wouldn’t call it a standout.

Overall, there’s just one day that looks even remotely worth getting in the car for, and that’s that Wednesday the 2nd. Everything else is a skunk. For a spot like Narrabeen-North that’s normally so consistent, this is a rough patch. We’ll just have to hope the charts change.

Rusty.

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