Sixtynine Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s see what we’re working with.

Honestly, brother, the next couple of weeks are a bit of a flat spell. We’ve got a real dry run on our hands, especially through the first week. The waves are tiny, the energy is weak, and there’s nothing worth getting wet for until the second half of the period. You’re gonna need some patience.

From Wednesday the 5th right through to Tuesday the 12th, it’s pretty grim. Swell heights barely hit 1ft, periods are mostly around 12 seconds, and the combined energy is almost always in the double digits (28 or less) – just weak, wobbly nothing. Winds are often cross-onshore or light, but with no real swell, it’s mostly flat or close to it. A couple of afternoons turn glassy on the 6th and 7th, but with only 0.7ft of swell, it’s not even a dribble. There’s a real gap here with no solid recommendations until things try to pick up later.

Now, Wednesday the 13th of August afternoon, we finally see a little pulse. Sixtynine gets a glassy window with a 1ft WNW swell and a 15-second period. The energy climbs to 71, which is still weak but at least there’s something. The water temp is 81°, about average for this time of year. But honestly, it’s still just ordinary conditions – surfable if you’re desperate, but nothing to write home about.

The best stretch looks to be from Thursday the 14th through Sunday the 17th of August. The swell pushes up to 2ft from the west, with periods between 13 and 16 seconds. The combined energy hits three-digit figures – 185 on Thursday morning, 164 on Friday, 159 on Saturday – so we’re talking moderate wave energy finally. The wind is mostly cross or cross-onshore, which is a bit of a buzzkill. On Monday the 17th afternoon, it goes glassy again with a 2ft west swell and 13-second period, and the energy drops back to 90. It’s surfable, but still very ordinary.

If I had to call a standout, it’s a toss-up between the afternoons of Thursday the 14th and Friday the 15th of August. The swell is a consistent 1-2ft from the WNW, with a very long period of 16 seconds. That groundswell will have proper shape, but at a spot like Sixtynine, that long period might make it a bit too straight for the beach break. The wind is just light cross-shore, so it’ll be a bit choppy but doable for an intermediate. Just don’t expect perfection.

Overall, it’s a lean couple of weeks. The first week is a write-off, and the second week offers a few windows where you can get wet, but nothing that’ll blow your mind.

- Rusty

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