Crystals Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer.

Alright, not gonna lie, it’s a tough stretch ahead. Looking at the whole 16-day window, we’re in for a prolonged dry spell. There’s no real surf to get excited about for a long, long time. The good news is that things are small and clean in the immediate forecast, but the swell just isn’t there. We’re looking at a big gap here – from now until the very end of the month, there’s genuinely no surf worth paddling out for. The first real chance of anything half-decent comes right at the tail end, on Monday the 31st of August and into Tuesday the 1st of September, but even then, it’s only *surfable waves but very ordinary conditions*.

The only break we’ve got to talk about is Crystals. It’s a beach and jetty setup, fairly consistent but rarely firing. With such tiny swell and no real power, it’s just not breaking with any quality for the foreseeable future.

Let’s run through it. Right now, Monday the 24th, we’ve got a tiny 1.3ft swell from the SE, period at 12 seconds, with a clean cross-offshore breeze. Water temp is 77°, which is much warmer than usual for this time of year – about 3.8° warmer, so that’s a nice surprise. But the wave energy is weak, sitting at only 39, and the comment says *poor surf conditions*. That’s the story for days.

Tuesday the 25th, same tiny 1.3ft swell, still from the SE, but the period drops a touch to 11 seconds. Wind turns offshore from the WNW, which is nice and clean, but the energy drops to 30. It’s still *poor surf conditions*.

Wednesday the 26th morning is glassy – flat calm with the wind swinging SE at just 3 mph. The swell remains a pathetic 1.3ft, period down to 9 seconds, energy only 25. It’s pretty, but there’s nothing to ride. By the afternoon, the wind picks up from the S at 12 mph and goes cross-shore, making it choppy. The swell lifts slightly to 2ft, energy bumps to 65, but it’s still *poor surf conditions*.

Thursday the 27th brings a risk of thunderstorms. Swell is 2.3ft from the ESE, period 8 seconds. The afternoon sees the energy creep up to 122, which is moderate, but the wind is cross-shore and messy. No good.

Friday the 28th, 2ft swell, wind from the SW goes cross-offshore, keeping it clean. But with a period of 8 seconds and energy at 49, there’s just no punch.

Saturday the 29th and Sunday the 30th are more of the same – tiny waves, often onshore or cross-shore winds. The only slight interest comes on Sunday afternoon when the swell bumps to 3.3ft from the S, but with a period of just 5 seconds, the energy is only 62. That’s a short-period wind swell, and the comment is again *poor surf conditions*.

Now, the first faint glimmer of something happens on Monday the 31st of August. Morning shows a tiny 0.7ft swell but with a very long period of 18 seconds. That’s a groundswell pulse, energy of 52, but it’s so small it’s barely a ripple. By the afternoon, we get a 1ft swell from the SE, still 18 seconds period, energy at 67. For the first time, the comment says *surfable waves but very ordinary conditions*. That’s the only notable point in the entire 16 days, but honestly, 1ft is just not enough to ride properly, even with clean conditions.

Tuesday the 1st of September, swell lifts to 1.6-2ft, period 14-15 seconds, and energy hits 128 in the morning and 173 in the afternoon (moderate wave energy). But the wind is onshore or cross-shore, and conditions are still rated as *poor surf conditions*.

From the 2nd of September onward, the energy ramps up significantly – we

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