Sixtynine Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up for Sixtynine.

Honestly, the next week and a half is a bit of a flat spell. We’re looking at a long stretch of poor surf conditions, with very little on offer. The first real chance of anything surfable doesn’t show up until the afternoon of Sunday, the 9th of August, and even then it’s only just barely worth a mention.

From now until that Sunday, the combined energy is almost non-existent – mostly sitting at 0, with a few ridiculously weak pulses in the 40s and 30s. The water temp is sitting at a pretty normal 80°, which is about average for the time of year.

The standout, if you can call it that, is the afternoon of Sunday, the 9th of August. The conditions are glassy, and there’s a tiny 1ft swell from the West with a period of 11 seconds. The combined energy is a weak 74, so it’s not going to be anything to write home about, but it’s the only window where the report says “surfable waves” – just very ordinary. The morning of Monday the 10th has a similar 2ft pulse from the West with a period of 13 seconds, but the wind is cross-onshore, so it’ll be crumbly. The afternoon of the 10th is cleaner with a cross-offshore breeze, but the swell is only 1ft.

There are a few bigger pulses later on, like the 2ft swell on the morning of Saturday the 8th from the West (13 seconds, 165 energy), but the wind is cross-shore and the conditions are still classed as poor. The Friday the 7th afternoon has a 2ft swell from the West (15 seconds, 109 energy) with a clean cross-offshore wind, but again, not enough to get excited about. The swell direction is from the West, which matches the optimum swell direction for Sixtynine, but the size is just too small to make any real waves.

For a break that’s fairly exposed, it’s a frustrating run. The period is decent – 11 to 15 seconds on those tiny pulses – but with such small swell heights, it’s just not happening. The water temp is normal, the wind is often light or glassy, but the swell is missing.

This is a classic case of a blank run for this area. It tends not to stay this poor for long, but for now, the only realistic option is a paddle on the 9th if you’re desperate for a bob around.

Rusty.

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