Sixtynine Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what the models are saying for the next couple of weeks at Sixtynine. Gotta be honest with you, looking at this whole 16-day window, it's a pretty grim stretch. We've got a solid two-week gap with hardly a wave worth paddling for. The first actual chance of something surfable doesn't roll around until the 4th of September.

The pattern is basically flat and calm for most of it. From now through the end of August and into the first few days of September, it’s a whole lot of nothing. There's a few days with tiny bumps of 0.7ft to 2ft, but the energy is pathetic – we're talking combined energy values as low as 4 and 5, which is barely a ripple. The wind is mostly light, which is nice, but it’s like polishing a turd. There’s no swell to work with. You’ll see a few sessions with glassy conditions on the 24th of August afternoon and the 27th of August afternoon, but with wave heights of 0.7ft, you'd be better off on a stand-up paddleboard.

Then we hit a proper dry spell. From the 25th of August all the way through to the morning of the 2nd of September, the combined energy is a flat zero across the board. No waves. The wind is clean in places, but with no swell, who cares? It's a total blank run.

Alright, so where is the hope? It’s way out there. The only faint glimmer of something worthwhile shows up on Friday, the 4th of September.

The standout, if you can call it that, is Sixtynine itself. On Friday afternoon, we finally see a pulse of swell. It's small, coming in at 2ft from the west with a 13-second period. That long period means it’s a proper groundswell, which is good, but for a spot like this, it’s still tiny. The combined energy hits 92 – still in that weak zone, but it's something. The wind goes glassy, which is a huge positive, cleaning it right up. The forecast says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions," and that's spot on. It’s not going to be epic, but if you're desperate for a paddle, it’s your only real window. The swell is from the west, which is close to the optimum WNW direction for this break, so it should wrap in alright.

Don't get your hopes up for the rest. Saturday the 5th has some glassy periods too, but the swell drops back to 1ft. It's a tease.

So, the bottom line: we've got a massive gap of about 10 days with absolutely nothing. Save your energy. The only day worth even peeking at the ocean is the afternoon of Friday, the 4th of September. It'll be small, clean, and you'll probably have the place to yourself. For the rest, give the board a rest and clean the wax off.

Rusty.

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