Crescent Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, checkin' in.

Look, straight up, Crescent is not showin' any love over this forecast period. The whole sixteen days is a real struggle. For the first week or more, it’s just poor conditions day after day. The wind is stuck in the WNW and it keeps blowin’ cross-onshore, making a mess of things. There are a few fleeting moments of glassy calm but the swell is tiny and weak when that happens. It’s a real tough sit.

Now, there is a couple of days that stand out, but only just. On the morning of Sunday the 12th, things get a little interesting. The wind swings around to the ENE at just 3 mph and goes glassy. There's a 3.3 ft swell from the West, but with a period of 9 seconds it's still a middling, weak swell with combined energy of 168. It's surfable, but it’s the definition of ordinary.

Then on the morning of Wednesday the 15th, the wind goes totally calm, glassy again. You get a tiny 2.3 ft West swell, period 9 seconds, but the energy is only moderate at 156. It’s clean but so small you'd be fighting for every bump.

The real potential, and I mean the only real standout, comes right at the end of the outlook. On the morning of Wednesday the 22nd of July, the WNW wind drops to just 3 mph and it's glassy. The swell is a more interesting 4.6 ft from the West, with a 9-second period, and the combined energy jumps up to 339 – that is solid, moderate wave energy. It’s still not a classic groundswell, but for this stretch of small, choppy junk, it’s the best board on the rack. If you can wait, that Wednesday morning is your one clear window for a clean, working wave. But don't expect perfection. The crowds at Crescent are sometimes an issue, so on that rare good day you might have some company.

That’s the story, mate. A whole lot of nothing, with one or two tiny glimmers. The water temp is about average right now but nothin' to write home about. Just keep your eyes on the 22nd.

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