Sixtynine Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. So, here’s the deal for the next 16 days at Sixtynine – and straight up, it’s a rough run. Most of the time, there’s just not enough swell to get excited about, and when there is a little bump, it’s small and weak. There’s a long gap from the start all the way through to the end of July and into early August with nothing worth paddling out for. The first real sign of any surfable energy doesn’t show up until Thursday afternoon, 30 July.

On Thursday arvo, 30 July, a tiny 1.0ft SW groundswell rolls in with a very long period of 18 seconds, but only 51 (combined energy) – that’s weak. The wind goes glassy, so it’ll be clean, but the swell is so small and the period so long that it’ll be fat and straight-breaking at a beach break. Not really a surfer’s friend.

Friday 31 July is a write-off – a tiny 0.7ft N windswell, short 9-second period, and cross-onshore winds just make it messy.

The weekend of 1-2 August is flat or near-flat. Sunday 2 August manages a 1.0ft N swell with 10-second period, but it’s cross-shore wind and the energy is only 16. Not worth the wetsuit.

Monday 3 August back to nothing.

There’s a tiny pulse from Tuesday 4 August: a 0.7ft W swell, 11-second period, glassy morning – but the energy is just 9. Barely a ripple.

From Wednesday 5 August through the rest of the first week, the swell stays tiny, 1.0ft to 1ft, mostly from the west or WNW, with periods creeping up to 12-14 seconds. The combined energy starts to climb – 28, 32, 65, then 110 by Saturday 8 August morning. That’s moderate energy (110) with a 2ft W swell at 12 seconds. The wind is cross-shore, light, so the waves won’t be chopped, but it’s still small. This is probably the best window in the whole outlook: Saturday 8 August, with that 2ft W swell, moderate energy, and light cross-shore breeze. It’s not a standout by any stretch, but it’s the biggest and most energetic we get.

Sunday 9 August afternoon sees a 2ft W swell, 13-second period, and glassy conditions – the wave comment finally says “surfable” but rates it ordinary. The energy is 78.

Monday 10 August afternoon has a similar 2ft W swell, 12-second period, with a clean cross-offshore breeze – also rated as surfable but ordinary. The energy is 71.

The rest of the second week, from 11 August onward, fades back to tiny 1.0-1ft WNW swells with low energy, poor conditions, and mostly flat spells. Nothing to chase.

The water temperature at the start of the period is 80° – that’s about 1° warmer than normal, so nothing unusual.

Honestly, for the whole 16 days, nothing is a true standout. If you’re desperate, Saturday 8 August offers the best chance of a tiny, clean wave with moderate energy, but it’s small, cross-shore, and for beginners the 2ft is fine. There’s no real size or punch. Keep your eye on the longer-range forecasts, because it can’t stay this flat forever.

Rusty.

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