Narrabeen-South Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. We’ve got a solid run of surf coming up at Narrabeen-South over the next couple of weeks, but it’s a real mixed bag of conditions, so you’ve gotta pick your moments.

First up, Tuesday the 11th of August is a beauty. We’ve got a 4ft SSW swell pushing in with a clean cross-off breeze, water temp’s sitting at 63°F which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year – you’ll want a decent steamer. The combined energy is moderate at 201, and everything’s lining up for a tidy session.

The real standout though, and I’m talking the pick of the whole forecast, is Tuesday afternoon the 11th. The swell jumps to 6ft from the south with a long 11-second period – that’s proper groundswell energy. Combined energy rockets up to 801 (moderate-strong), and with a whisper-light NW breeze at just 3 mph, it’ll be glassy as. This is the session to circle, no question.

Wednesday the 12th holds clean 4ft S swell in the morning, but the wind picks up a bit. By the afternoon, it gets messy with 12 mph WSW breezes and the quality drops.

Thursday the 13th morning is clean and offshore but small – only 3ft from the south. The afternoon though, brings a 7ft S swell, but that cross-onshore ESE wind at 9 mph makes it choppy and the energy is strong at 1064, but it’s not worth it for a paddle.

Friday the 14th has a clean 4ft S swell in the morning with light W winds, but the afternoon gets a bit of cross-shore chop.

Saturday the 15th looks rough – 6ft to 7ft S swell but with 16 mph southerly winds and rain. Not your day.

Sunday the 16th through to Wednesday the 19th is a write-off. Rain, strong onshore winds, messy cross-chop, and combined energy between 228 and 545 – it’s all poor. Honestly, you’d be better off watching the webcam.

Things start to clean up a bit Thursday the 20th morning – a clean 3ft E swell with light offshore SW winds, but it’s ordinary. Friday the 21st is marginal.

Now here’s where it gets interesting again. Saturday the 22nd morning has a clean 4ft ENE swell with cross-off W winds and combined energy at 247 – decent, but the real firecracker is Sunday the 23rd of August morning. That’s a 6ft NE swell with a combined energy of 1283 (strong), and it’s glassy offshore from the SW at 12 mph. The forecast says excellent for experienced surfers, and I’d back that. This is right up there with Tuesday the 11th afternoon.

Monday the 24th morning holds a clean 4ft E swell, long 11-second period, and moderate offshore winds – nice but smaller.

Then Tuesday the 25th of August morning, the swell hammers up to 10ft from the south with combined energy at 2111 – that’s very strong. But the file warns this is too big for the break, so keep that for the experts only. The afternoon drops to a still-chunky 7ft.

The last few days fade out with small, ordinary surf through to Wednesday the 26th.

So the clear winners? Tuesday afternoon the 11th of August with that glassy, long-period 6ft south swell, and Sunday morning the 23rd of August with the strong, clean 6ft NE groundswell. Those are your two sessions to lock in.

Keep your eyes peeled, the good stuff is always worth the wait.

Rusty.

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