Sixtynine Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. It’s been a quiet stretch and, honestly, looking at the next sixteen days, there’s nothing that’s gonna get the heart racing for Sixtynine. The swell is tiny, the energy just isn’t there, and we’ve got a big run of flat or near-flat days to start. We kick off Thursday the 13th of August with a tiny 1 ft swell from the west-northwest, period a reasonable 12 seconds, but the wind’s a messy cross-shore from the north-northeast at 12 mph, so it’s choppy and ugly – combined swell energy is a weak 28. That sets the tone. Friday the 14th is even worse, with 0.7 ft to 0.3 ft swells and rubbish conditions. Saturday the 15th is basically flat as a lake, zero energy at 0. You could sleep in.

Sunday the 16th brings a bit of life back, but it’s still poor. We see 1 ft to 1 ft from the west-northwest, period up to 13 seconds, and even some glassy moments Monday the 17th and Tuesday the 18th afternoons with 1 ft – but the energy is pathetic, between 25 and 49. It’s surfable if you’re desperate but it’s not good. By Wednesday the 19th, we get glassy conditions again, same tiny 1 ft swell from the west-northwest, period 12 seconds, and energy of 48. It’s clean, but honestly, it’s still marginal for a proper session.

Now, here’s the one small highlight that stands out from the grey. Thursday the 20th of August afternoon. The swell drops off a bit to 1 ft, but the direction swings to the southwest with a much longer period of 17 seconds – that’s proper groundswell energy. The combined energy bumps up to 70, still moderate, but that’s the most we see in the whole run. The wind drops to dead calm, so it turns glassy. The record says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions” and scores a 1. It’s not a classic, but relative to everything else, that Thursday arvo is the best on offer. That long-period south-west groundswell will wrap in nicely to Sixtynine, and with clean glass, you’ll get some little peelers.

After that, it’s back to the struggle. Friday the 21st through to Sunday the 23rd of August is all 0.7 ft to 1 ft from the west and south-west, with weak energy (8 to 55) and mostly cross or onshore winds. Monday the 24th through to Wednesday the 26th is the same story – tiny 1 ft from the west, period around 10 seconds, energy in the teens to low 20s. The wind is light cross-shore, and there’s a clean moment Tuesday the 25th arvo, but the waves just aren’t there. Thursday the 27th is a glassy afternoon again with 1 ft from the west, period 12 seconds, energy 24 – still tiny.

We finish on Friday the 28th of August with a 1 ft west-northwest swell, period 16 seconds – another proper long-period groundswell – and energy of 82, the highest of the entire forecast. The wind is a light cross-onshore from the north-northwest at 3 mph. It’s a tease, still small, but with that long period and improving conditions, it’s the other standout moment. But keep in mind, it’s more than a week away – we’re talking Friday the 28th – so treat it as promising but not certain.

Bottom line: it’s a flat, frustrating sixteen days for Sixtynine. The only two moments worth paddling out for are Thursday the 20th afternoon and Friday the 28th morning, both for the long-period groundswell and glassy or light winds. Otherwise, you’re best off doing something else. This area knows how to be quiet, and this is one of those stretches.

Rusty.

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