Sixtynine Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you about the next couple of weeks—this is looking like a tough stretch for surf at Sixtynine. We’ve got a long quiet patch to start, then a pulse of swell that’s more about size than quality.

The first real surf worth paddling for shows up on the morning of the 7th of September—Monday. Before that, there’s a five-day gap with nothing rideable: tiny bumps, crossed-up wind, and glassy flat spells. On Monday the 7th, a south-west groundswell (13 seconds) pushes in, producing 4 ft faces. The combined energy hits 493—moderate. The crowd potential here is “coffee” (not huge). Wind is WNW offshore, but the look is cross-on, so the surface won’t be perfect. Water temp sits at 82°, about normal for this time of year—no surprises there.

Monday afternoon sees the swell pick up to 5 ft, still from the SW, period holding at 13 seconds. Light WSW wind, cross-on again, so messy, but the energy jumps to 701. Not clean enough to get excited about. Tuesday the 8th of September brings the biggest swell of the window: 8 ft from the WSW, period dropping to 11 seconds. The combined energy rockets to 2469—strong. That’s expert territory for the size alone. The wind though, WSW still cross-on and a bit of chop. Only hard-core chargers should look at that. By Tuesday afternoon the swell backs to 8 ft, energy at 1261, with light cross-onshore wind. Still not glassy.

After the 8th, it’s back to fluky little pulses and mostly flat or marginal conditions. The 7th and 8th of September are the only real standouts, and even then, they’re more about size than clean lines. The south-west direction (WNW optimum swell for Sixtynine) isn’t far off, but the wind never truly gets glass until it’s too small. For the rest of the outlook—nothing worth chasing.

Rusty.

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