Sixtynine Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the menu for Sixtynine over the next couple of weeks. I gotta be straight with you – this is shaping up to be one of those frustrating stretches where the ocean just doesn't want to play ball. We're looking at a long, drawn-out run of small, weak, and messy conditions. The water temp is sitting around 82°, which is pretty normal for this time of year, so at least you won't need a thick wetsuit to stare at the flatness.

We kick things off on Monday the 7th, and honestly, it's a rough start. There's some waist-high swell in the morning (3 ft) from the SW with a weak energy reading of 205, but it's pretty poor. By the afternoon, the swell bumps up to 4 ft and the period stretches out to a very long 15 seconds, which sounds good for the points and reefs, but the wind is cross-on and messy, making it a marginal call at best with moderate energy (695).

Tuesday the 8th sees the swell peak with 6 ft from the WSW (869 energy), but it's blown out by that cross-on wind. Not a pretty picture. Then Wednesday the 9th drops off a cliff – we're down to ankle-slappers (2 ft) with a short 7-second period and weak energy (31). From there, it's a flat spell. The next week is filled with days where the combined energy is in the single or double digits, if not zero. We get a few moments of glassy conditions on Thursday the 10th, Friday the 11th, and Saturday the 12th, but the swell is so tiny (1 ft to 1 ft) and weak (energy around 22-50) it's barely a ripple, even with that long-period groundswell.

The only faint glimmer comes on Monday the 14th of September. The morning is poor, but in the afternoon the wind goes glassy and a tiny 1 ft swell from the SW arrives with a very, very long 22-second period. The energy is still weak (73), but it's described as "surfable." You might get a clean but tiny wave if you're on a log. It's not going to be good, just not completely hopeless.

Forget the rest of the week; Tuesday the 15th, Wednesday the 16th, Thursday the 17th, and Friday the 18th are all write-offs with flat or near-flat conditions and the occasional bit of wind. The final glimmer of hope appears on Tuesday the 22nd of September. The afternoon shows a glassy surface with a 2 ft swell from the N and a 12-second period. The energy is still low (75), but it's described as "surfable." For the first time in over a week, there's a tiny window for a clean, small-wave session. It's nothing to get excited about, but it's the best we've got.

To be honest, if you're looking for a proper paddle, there isn't a standout day in this entire run. The setup is more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer if that 6 ft day on Tuesday the 8th had any consistency, but it didn't. We're in for a long, flat run. Hang in there, forecasts can change, but for now, don't hold your breath.

Rusty.

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