Sixtynine Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's coming our way. It's a bit of a quiet picture overall, but there's one window that's worth getting a little excited about.

The opening of the period is a slow starter. There's nothing worth paddling out for on Sunday the 12th or Monday the 13th. The swell is tiny and the conditions just aren't coming together. We're looking at a gap of a few days before things start to look interesting.

The real story begins to build on Tuesday the 14th at Sixtynine. It's a fairly exposed spot, and the best winds are lining up. Tuesday afternoon is where it all clicks. We've got a 2ft swell rolling in from the west, with a long period of 16 seconds. That's a nice groundswell offering good shape and energy. The wind goes glassy – dead calm – which is a major positive for clean faces. The combined energy is moderate at 267. This is the standout of the run. For an intermediate surfer, this is the session to aim for.

Wednesday the 15th and Thursday the 16th keep the west swell going, around 3ft, with that same long period. The mornings are blown slightly offshore, but it's the afternoons that again look best. Thursday afternoon in particular sees another glassy window with clean 3ft waves. The energy is still moderate, sitting around 275. It's consistent surf for the level.

After that, the swell slowly fades through the end of the week and into the weekend. Friday the 17th and Saturday the 18th see the size drop back to 2ft and then 2ft, with the period shortening. The energy starts to dip into the weak range by Saturday the 18th, at only 89. It's surfable but ordinary.

Then we hit a long dry spell. From Sunday the 19th of July all the way through to the end of the forecast window on Monday the 27th, it's a real struggle. The swell all but disappears, with many days showing no wave height at all. The energy readings are down in the single digits or zero. There are a few tiny pulses of swell with periods up to 19 seconds on the 23rd, but at only 0.3ft, it's not going to do anything. During this stretch, there are many days with glassy or light cross-shore winds, but no wave to ride. It's a blank run that is more normal for this area when the swell windows don't line up.

Sixtynine is a consistent spot when the swell hits, but when it's flat, it's flat. The water temperature is sitting at 80°, which is about normal for this time of year, not really anything out of the ordinary.

So to wrap it up, if you've got a free afternoon, make it Tuesday the 14th. That's the one.

Rusty.

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