Sixtynine Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at the next 16 days for our patch.

Honestly, this is a tough run to call. We're looking at a stretch that starts flat and stays stubbornly small and messy for a long, long time. The good news doesn't really show up until we’re well into the second week, and even then, it’s not a classic.

Right out of the gate, the first three days are a write-off. Nothing doing. From the 1st right through the morning of the 6th, it’s flat to ankle-biters with poor wind. You could practically walk across it. Finally, on the afternoon of Sunday the 6th, we get a little pulse of life. A small 0.7m swell from the SW creeps in, with 10 second period and light offshore wind turning it glassy. The combined energy is weak at (108), but for that one window, it'll be clean if tiny. Don’t get excited.

That little burst gets blown out by Monday the 7th with onshore wind, and things go downhill again. There’s a bigger swell building for the 8th, but the wind is never right. Tuesday the 8th has a 1.7m groundswell from the WSW with a very long 14 second period. The combined energy jumps to a moderate (1068), so there’s proper power in the water. But the onshore and cross-onshore wind is gonna chop it up. That’s expert territory in size and won’t be pretty. The following days just fade back to nothing. Another flat spell from the 9th right through to the middle of the month.

The only other slight blip is around the 15th of September. We’ve got a tiny 0.4m swell, but with a massive 21-second period. The energy is (181) – not strong, but that’s a deep ocean groundswell. That kind of period needs a specific bank to do anything, and with the cross-onshore wind, it’s not going to be user-friendly.

The pick: It’s slim pickings, but the best chance for a surfable and clean wave is that Sunday afternoon, the 6th. Head to Sixtynine. The water is sitting at 28°, which is about 0.8° warmer than normal for this time of year, so pleasant enough. You’ll get knee-high glass from a light W swell. It’s consistent and can get crowded sometimes, so expect some company for those tiny peelers. For the rest of the week, there’s nothing I’d paddle out for. After that, the windows are too small and the wind too blustery to call anything a standout. It’s a lean spell.

Stay patient, or find a lake.

Rusty.

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