Surf Forecasts:
Crystal Beach surf forecast from 5 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 9 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period, WSW swell with 19 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Crystal Beach this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Crystal Beach in the next 16 days are 0.7m 5s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 5s period and expected on Monday (Jul 06) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Thu 9th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Crystal Beach over the next 16 days.
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Alright, let’s be honest – it’s looking like a tough stretch for Crystal Beach. There’s a long dry run before we see much of anything. The first solid chance doesn’t come until Thursday, July 9th, and even then it’s pretty damn weak. From now until then, it’s a flat spell – no surf to speak of.
So, Thursday the 9th: we finally get a little 2ft swell out of the southwest, but it’s only got a 4-second period. Combined swell energy is super low (9). Wind is howling offshore from the WSW at 19 mph, so it’ll look clean – but with that size and period, you’re pushing a piece of foam around on barely a bump. By afternoon, the wind turns cross-onshore and it gets bumpy – not worth the hassle.
Friday the 10th is your best bet – and that’s saying something. Morning shows about 2ft from the west at 5 seconds (13 energy), with light cross-offshore breezes out of the NNE. Clean, but tiny. By Friday afternoon, the wind goes offshore from the ENE at 12 mph, with swell dropping to under 1ft. Clean as a whistle, but you’d be doing more standing than surfing.
After that, it’s back to flat town. The rest of the window through the end of July shows just about zero. There’s a glassy morning on Saturday, July 18th – but with no swell, it’s just a mirror. Not even worth suiting up.
Crystal Beach is a point break that’s inconsistent and exposed to the SW. This kind of blank run is pretty normal for the area. Nothing good on offer. Sometimes you just gotta wait.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | SE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WNW 3 | N 2 | N 3 | — | — | — |
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 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on |
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 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 |
 | 8:57 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:54 | — | 8:54 |
mm | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 5 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WNW 3 | N 2 | N 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 50 | 41 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1168 | 550 | 515 | 551 | 547 | 851 | 517 | 504 | 517 | 699 | 543 | 515 | 676 | 551 | 520 | 515 | 510 | 539 | 629 | 629 | 631 |
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The above surf forecast table for Crystal Beach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Crystal Beach can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Crystal Beach surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Crystal Beach) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
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