Sixtynine Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s coming up at Sixtynine.

Honestly, mate, it’s a pretty grim run for the next couple of weeks. We’re looking at a long stretch of flat or near-flat conditions, with nothing really surfable for the first 12 days. The only glimmer in the whole 16-day window pops up right at the end, but even that’s not exactly setting the world on fire.

From Sunday the 13th right through to Friday the 25th of September, it’s a desert. Tiny dribbles here and there, but nothing worth paddling out for. Most of the time the swell height is a flat zero, and when there is something, it’s barely a ripple – like that 0.7ft on the Sunday afternoon, or a 2ft on Monday the 14th with a short 5-second period. That’s just messy, weak stuff. The combined swell energy during that whole period barely cracks double digits, usually sitting at 0 or in the single digits, which is as weak as it gets. Wind is often light or glassy, but with no swell to push, it doesn’t matter.

We finally see a pulse on Friday the 25th of September in the afternoon. A tiny 1ft swell from the north, with a 12-second period – so there’s a little bit of groundswell energy in there (combined energy of 69). Winds go glassy, which is a massive plus. It’s rated as surfable but very ordinary. That’s the only time in the whole forecast you could even think about getting wet.

Then Saturday the 26th and Sunday the 27th see a few more small 1ft pulses, but the wind turns cross-on, making it choppy, and the energy is low (20 or less). By Monday the 28th, there’s another 1ft with a long 18-second period, but the wind is onshore and it’s still in the "poor" category.

So, the one and only standout – and I use that term loosely – is that Friday afternoon, 25th of September. If you’re desperate, you might find a grovelly little wave at Sixtynine when the wind drops to glass. It’s a fairly exposed spot, and the optimum direction is WNW, so that north pulse isn't ideal, but a glassy 1ft with a bit of period is about all we’ve got. This break is consistent, so this flat spell is unusual – it won’t last forever, but right now, it’s a tough watch.

Rusty.

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