Narrabeen-South Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what we've got for Narrabeen-South over the next couple of weeks.

First off, this is an exposed south-east facing beach that needs a decent swell direction to light up. Looking at the whole window, it’s a real mixed bag with a few dangerous days and a whole lot of nothing. The water temp is 64°F which is about what you'd expect for this time of year, nothing unusual there.

The only time we see a real spike in energy is on Wednesday the 16th and Thursday the 17th, when a big south swell arrives. The combined wave energy rockets up to 2647 on Wednesday afternoon and even hits 3158 on Thursday morning. That is serious power. But the forecast is clear: the swell is predicted to be too big for this break, punching in at 12 feet on Wednesday and 10 feet on Thursday morning. This is expert territory only, and even then, it might be a washing machine. On the plus side, the wind is offshore and clean, especially on Thursday morning with a gentle offshore breeze, so the face will be smooth, but that size is daunting.

Tuesday the 15th actually offers something for the average surfer. We have a clean 3-foot NE windswell in the morning, with a light offshore breeze from the SW. The combined energy is a modest 126, so it's weak, but it'll be rideable and uncrowded. The afternoon drops off to 2 feet, not worth it.

From Friday the 18th onwards, it’s a slow decline into smaller, wind-affected conditions. Friday morning has a glassy 5 feet of leftover south swell, which will feel nice but the energy drop to 440 means it's on the way out. Then we hit a real dry spell. From Saturday the 19th through to Tuesday the 22nd, the swell just fades into tiny, weak, unappealing slop, often with poor onshore or cross-onshore winds. There's a window on Tuesday morning where a 5-foot southerly groundswell rolls in with an 11-second period and a solid 750 energy, but it's spoiled by a direct onshore NE breeze. It’ll be lumpy and messy.

After that, the rest of the outlook into the second week is pretty dismal. The models show us stuck in a pattern of small, weak, onshore windswell with mostly poor conditions. There's nothing to get excited about from the 24th of September right through to the 29th.

The pick of the window: If you’re an expert and hungry for power, Wednesday the 16th and Thursday the 17th are the only days with real grunt, but be ready for a serious, potentially out-of-control 10-foot to 12-foot swell. For everyone else, Tuesday the 15th morning is your best bet for a small, clean, and user-friendly session on the 3-foot NE swell.

Rusty.

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