Sixtynine Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking for the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – it’s a rough one. We’re staring down a long, dry spell with no real surf to speak of for a solid week. From Monday the 31st of August right through to Sunday the 6th of September, there’s just nothing happening. Tiny waves, weak energy, and the wind is never quite lined up right. It’s one of those stretches where you’re better off tuning the board or going for a paddle on the flat.

The only spot on the radar is Sixtynine, and it’s a consistent intermediate break, but even that can’t save us. The first real sign of life doesn’t show up until Monday the 7th of September, but even then, it’s a weak little 0.3ft groundswell from the SW with a long 14-second period, and the wind is a stiff cross-offshore from the NE at 22 mph. That’s a lot of breeze for not much wave. The combined energy is barely a whisper at 13. Forget it.

Tuesday the 8th is a write-off, blown out with a messy onshore wind. Wednesday and Thursday the 9th and 10th are mostly flat, though Thursday afternoon turns glassy – a tiny 1ft SW swell with an 8-second period pops up, but it’s only got 10 points of energy. It’s a pretty, empty ocean, but not a surfable one.

Now, we start to see a little pulse around Friday the 11th of September. There’s a 1ft SW groundswell with a very long 15-second period pushing in, combined energy of 62. The wind is a clean cross-offshore from the NE at 9 mph. However, that long period is prone to breaking straight on a beach break, so Sixtynine (a beach break) might not hold it well. It’s a tease, but it’s our first real chance of a clean, tiny wave in over a week.

Saturday the 12th offers a similar story – a 1ft WNW mid-period swell (12 seconds) in the morning, then a glassy afternoon with a 1ft SW groundswell. Energy is still low, maxing out at 29. It’s small, but at least the wind is kind.

The best of the bunch, if you can call it that, rolls in on Sunday the 13th of September. We’ve got a 1ft SW groundswell with a very long 16-second period, and the combined energy nudges up to 38. The wind is offshore – WNW at 6 mph in the morning, and glassy in the afternoon with a light NW breeze. That’s clean, but again, the long period and small size mean it’s a delicate wave for a beach break. It’s the standout, but only because everything else is so poor.

Through the rest of the second week, it’s the same story. Tiny 1ft swells, mostly from the SW, with weak energy (29 to 49). The wind is often offshore or glassy, so the conditions are clean, but there’s just no power behind it. The combined energy (49) on Monday the 14th of September is the highest of the whole run, but it’s still just a weak knee-high dribble.

Honestly, there’s no screaming session in this forecast. If you’re a beginner, the swell never gets above 2ft, so it’s not dangerous, but it’s also not really a wave. For the rest of us, it’s a flat spell with a few tiny, clean windows. The best bet is to wait for the glassy afternoons around the 13th and 14th of September, when the wind is off and there’s at least a little roll to the ocean. But don’t expect much.

Stay patient, and keep an eye on the charts. It tends not to stay this quiet forever.

Rusty.

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