Sixtynine Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s take a look at what’s cooking for Sixtynine. Honestly, straight up, it’s a pretty bleak start. The first week or so is almost a write-off.

Right now, around Monday morning the 14th of September, we’ve got a tiny 0.7 ft swell from the west, with a long 10 second period, but the energy is weak – only 18 in the tank. The wind is light offshore from the northwest, so the vibe is there, but the ocean just isn't cooperating. That "poor surf conditions" tag is spot on. Monday afternoon goes flat, and we stay flat or near-flat through the rest of the week and into the next. Tuesday the 15th, Wednesday the 16th – nothing. You get the odd little knee-high blip, like a 0.3 ft bump from the southwest on Wednesday morning, but that’s just not going to get you out of bed.

We’ve got a couple of glassy afternoons here and there, like Thursday the 17th and Friday the 18th, but there’s no swell to ride. It’s just clean, flat water. This pattern of tiny energy readings – like 3, 8, 12 – keeps up right through to the 25th of September. There’s a period on Sunday the 20th where a 1.0 ft swell shows up from the southwest with a very long 15 second period, giving a combined energy of 33, but the wind is a messy cross-shore, and the wave comment still says poor. It’s a tease.

The real standout window starts to appear around the very end of the month. Let’s look at Sunday afternoon the 27th of September. We finally get something that breaks the dry spell. A 1 ft swell from the northwest with a 17 second period – that’s a proper long-period groundswell. The energy climbs to 72, and the wind goes glassy out of the northwest. Conditions start to look clean, and the comment upgrades to "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions." It’s not pumping, but it’s the first real glimmer of hope.

Then, Monday the 28th of September afternoon is where it gets interesting. We’ve got a 2 ft swell, also from the west-northwest, with a 15 second period. The combined energy jumps to 142, which is moderate energy and the best we’ve seen in the whole forecast. The wind is glassy again. Best bet is to be there Monday afternoon. That 2 ft at that period on a consistent break like Sixtynine will offer some fun, clean waves. Remember, that long period groundswell is better suited for point breaks and reefs than a beach break, but with glassy conditions, it should still be good.

Overall, if you’ve got a paddle board, you might find something to do earlier, but for a surfboard, wait for the 27th and 28th. The 28th afternoon is the pick of the entire 16-day window. It’s a long way out, so keep your fingers crossed, but it’s something to aim for.

Rusty.

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