Crystals Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ll level with you straight up – this 16-day stretch for Crystals is looking pretty bleak. We’ve got a long, dry spell ahead. The whole run is basically a bust, with hardly any swell to work with and most days delivering poor surf. We’re talking a big gap of nothing until late in the period. The water temp is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year at 77°, but that's small comfort when there's no waves.

Alright, the details. Starting Sunday the 16th – there’s a tiny 1 ft SE swell with a short 9-second period. Combined energy is weak at just 25, and on top of that, we’ve got a 12 mph cross-shore SSE wind making a mess. It’s poor. That afternoon it goes to 2 ft but with a horrid 4-second period and onshore wind. Also poor.

Monday the 17th is completely flat – zip, zero energy. Same story Tuesday the 18th – a pathetic 0.3 ft swell. Wednesday the 19th offers a 2 ft SE swell with a 10-second period, and at least the wind is clean cross-offshore. But the combined energy is still low at 47. It’s surfable, but barely worth the paddle. Thursday the 20th morning has a moment of glassy conditions with a 1 ft SE swell, but with only 18 energy, it’s just not enough.

We keep chugging through nothing of note until Sunday the 23rd. Sunday afternoon finally gives us a glimmer – a 2 ft E swell with clean offshore wind from the WSW. The combined energy ticks up to 62. The wave comment says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” It’s a 1-out-of-10, which is the best of the whole run, but that’s hardly a ringing endorsement.

Moving into week two, from Monday the 24th to Wednesday the 26th, it’s back to small, clean but tiny swells. The energy starts to build though – Wednesday the 26th morning shows a 1 ft SE swell with a very long 16-second period and combined energy hitting 111 (moderate). The wind is clean cross-offshore. A long-period swell like that will be tricky on a beach/jetty setup like Crystals – it won’t hold its shape well. Still, the afternoon picks up to 2 ft and 165 energy with cross-off wind. This is probably your best chance, but with the swell size so small and the break being inconsistent, it’s nothing to get excited about.

Thursday the 27th continues with 3 ft SE swell and a 12-second period, combined energy at 172 and clean offshore wind in the afternoon. That’s the most energy we see. But for a break that’s fairly exposed to the NE, the SE direction is not ideal. Friday the 28th fades a bit, then Saturday the 29th and Sunday the 30th get messy with cross-onshore winds and lumpy conditions.

Honestly, if you’re desperate, the best window is from late Wednesday the 26th through Thursday the 27th, with that moderate energy and clean wind. But even then, the swell is small and the direction isn’t optimised. For the rest, it’s a waiting game. This sort of blank run is more normal for this area, so don’t hold your breath. Forecasts can change, but right now the surf’s turned its back on us.

Rusty.

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