Narrabeen-North Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking.

Yeah, look, I won’t sugarcoat it – we’ve got a bit of a flat spell on our hands for Narrabeen-North right now. The good news is there’s a window that opens up on Friday morning the 28th that’s worth setting the alarm for. We get a pulse of 6 ft swell out of the SSE, with a period of 11 seconds, pushing a moderate combined energy of 669. The wind is glassy out of the WNW at just 3 mph. That’s clean, lined-up surf for the advanced crew. The water temp is sitting at 64°, which is about average for this time of year, so no complaints there. But keep your eyes peeled – crowds are often around here. That Friday morning session is easily the standout of the whole outlook.

After that, it drops off fast. Friday afternoon turns onshore and messy, and from Saturday the 29th all the way through to Monday the 7th of September, it’s pretty grim. We’re talking tiny waves, bumpy conditions, or just flat spells. There’s a solid 10-day gap where you wouldn’t bother paddling out. The swell energy drops into double digits for most of that run – pathetic stuff.

Now, there is a flicker of hope further out. On Tuesday morning the 8th of September, we see a clean, glassy morning with 3 ft of SSE groundswell. The period stretches out to 15 seconds, which is a very long period. That means the wave energy is there, with a combined swell energy of 304, but it’s a groundswell, so at a beach setup like Narrabeen-North, it might be a bit too straight and fat. Still, with no wind and a glassy surface, it could offer a few nice ones for the patient surfer. Tuesday afternoon actually builds to 8 ft from the SSE with a period of 11 seconds and a massive 1257 energy reading – that’s strong. But the wind swings onshore and there’s a cross-chop, so it’s only for the experts, and even then, it’s marginal.

Wednesday the 9th holds some leftover energy but the wind is up, and after that it’s back to small, weak slop. The last few days of the outlook are barely worth a mention – tiny swell and lumpy winds.

So, bottom line: if you’re keen, hit that Friday morning the 28th of August. That’s the best on offer. Everything else is either too small, too messy, or too far away to get excited about.

Rusty.

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