Narrabeen-South Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve been staring at the charts for Narrabeen-South, and I gotta be straight with you—it’s a tough read for the next couple of weeks. We’ve got a bit of swell around, but the winds and conditions are gonna make you work for every wave. Don’t get too excited, but there are a couple of windows where it’ll clean up.

The coming days are a write-off. Monday the 24th is a no-go: onshore NE wind at 16 mph, messy 2ft S swell, combined energy is weak to moderate (192). Tuesday the 25th is worse; we get a jump in size to 6ft from the NE, but it’s short period (7 seconds), cross-on NNW wind, and it’s choppy. Combine that with moderate energy (486), but the quality is poor. Wednesday the 26th stays small and junky.

Finally, Thursday morning the 27th is the first real chance. We’ve got a 5ft S swell, period a short 8 seconds, but the wind is light S at 6 mph and cross-off, so it’ll be clean. Energy is strong (446). It’s surfable, but not a standout. Thursday afternoon goes back to choppy cross-on wind.

Now, Friday morning the 28th is your best bet in this whole outlook. The wind goes glassy, WNW at just 3 mph. Swell is a clean 2ft from the SSE with a decent 11-second period (a proper groundswell), giving you 280 moderate energy. It’ll be small but perfect for logging or a fun board. Shortboarders will want more push, but for clean lines, this is it. Crowds are often, so expect company.

Saturday morning the 29th is another solid option. 5ft SSE swell, 9-second period, clean with a S cross-off breeze at 9 mph. Energy is strong (423). Not as glassy as Friday, but clean and punchier. Saturday afternoon drops off with cross-shore wind.

Sunday the 30th is glassy again in the morning with NNE wind at 3 mph, but it’s only 2ft from the SE—ordinary. Monday the 31st morning brings a weird one: 2ft S swell but with an 18-second period. That’s very long period, which can be weird here, but with glassy NNW wind, it might offer a clean, slow peel. Energy is moderate (205).

From Tuesday September 1st through to the end of the run, it’s mostly small, weak, or blown out. There’s a spike on Thursday afternoon September 3rd with 4ft S swell, but cross-off S wind at 16 mph makes it a marginal call. Saturday September 5th morning has a solid 3ft SSE swell with a 11-second period and big energy (631), but it’s cross-shore wind—worth a look, but not clean.

Honestly, the only true standouts are Friday morning the 28th for the glassy, clean small waves, and Thursday morning the 27th for the biggest, cleanest swell of the early period. After that, it’s waiting for scraps.

Rusty.

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