Sixtynine Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, and I’m looking at the 16-day outloook for the region. Plain truth is, it’s a tough stretch of small surf with precious little to get excited about. The ocean’s feeling pretty flat and disorganised for the most part.

Right now, early on August 24th, there’s just tiny 0.66ft swell from the WNW with a 12-second period, but it’s labeled as poor surf conditions. The water is sitting at 82°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. The wind is light onshore, not doing us any favours for clean waves.

We’ve got a real dry spell coming. From August 25th right the way through to August 30th, the swell pretty much disappears – zero wave energy for several days in a row. The winds are mostly light cross-shore or glassy, but without any waves, those clean conditions don’t mean a thing. That’s a frustrating gap of nearly a week of flatness.

Monday August 31st sees a tiny bump: 1.0ft swell from the SW with a very long 15-second period and combined energy at 42 (weak energy). The wind is glassy in the afternoon, but the swell is too small to call it a proper surf. Then it goes quiet again until September 6th.

The only hint of something better is on Sunday September 6th: a 1.0ft swell from the SW, period of 18 seconds (very long period groundswell), combined energy at 49 (still weak energy) and light onshore wind. That’s a promising direction and period, suggesting some proper lines, but it’s just too small to be rideable. And then into the final part of the run, on September 7th and 8th, the swell builds a little – up to 2ft from the WNW with a period of 12 seconds. The combined energy hits 112 on the 8th, which is at least in the moderate range. But it’s still small and bumpy with cross-onshore wind.

The only spot we’ve got to talk about is Sixtynine. It’s a fairly exposed, consistent wave for intermediates, and the optimum swell direction is from the WNW. For a couple of days around September 7th and 8th, the swell is from the W and WNW, which is right in the sweet spot. That’s the best possible window. But with the swell only 2ft, even with a 12-second period and the right direction, it’s going to be a knee-high day at best. It’s not a standout – more a glimmer of hope after a long flat spell. The crowds are listed as “sometimes” here, so you might get a few others with the same idea, but given the tiny size, it won’t be a zoo.

For now, it’s a waiting game. Better days might be on the horizon, but in the short term, we’re stuck with not much. Look to that first week of September with cautious optimism.

Rusty.

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