Crystals Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the table for the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, it's a pretty flat run. The energy just isn't showing up. The guidance points to one spot, Crystals, but it's a lean stretch. We're looking at a solid 16 days where the swell is just too small and weak to get excited about. The combined energy is almost always in the weak zone, and most days are sitting in the single or low double digits. There's a lot of "poor surf conditions" in the data, which tells the story.

We start with Tuesday, August 4th. The morning has a small 4ft SE swell, but it's short-period at 7 seconds and the wind is a cross-on at 12 mph, making it choppy. The combined energy is only 132 (moderate, just barely). Not worth getting wet. The rest of that week and into the next is a whole lot of nothing. We see swells anywhere from 0.3ft to 2ft, mostly short-period, and on the rare occasion the wind goes clean, the swell is just too tiny to do anything with.

There's a bit of a break in the pattern. A few days around August 10th see some clean conditions with gentle offshore winds, but again, the swell is a pathetic 0.3ft to 1ft. The combined energy is in the single digits. You'd be floating around more than surfing.

The second week is more of the same. The 17th and 18th offer a little bit of clean swell from the SE, but it's still tiny, and the energy is minimal. The last day we see, August 19th, has a clean cross-off wind but literally zero swell energy.

So, the bottom line: there are no standout options here. The only break on the list is Crystals, a beach/jetty spot that is fairly consistent, but the swell just isn't cooperating. It's a tough call to recommend anything. A run this flat is a bit of a bummer, but it happens. Sometimes you just have to wait for the next system to roll through. Keep an eye on the long-range charts, but for now, save the wax.

- Rusty

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