Surf Forecasts:
Crystals surf forecast from 30 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 30 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period, NE swell with 33 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Crystals this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Crystals in the next 16 days are 0.7m 6s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 30) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 8s period and expected on Monday (Aug 03) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Thu 30th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Crystals over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here, and I’ll give it to you in feet and knots for those who think that way.
The short story is the same: the surf is pretty flat and messy for the better part of two weeks, with one small window that’s worth a look. Don’t get your hopes up for the first ten days.
At Crystals (beach/jetty), we’re looking at a long dry spell. From Thursday July 30th through Friday August 7th, the swell is mostly under 2 feet, and the energy is weak – numbers like 4 to 46. Thursday the 30th morning has a cross-off breeze with a tiny 0.7ft swell from the ENE. Friday the 31st morning goes glassy but still only 2ft and poor. There’s even a couple of days, like Monday the 3rd and Tuesday the 4th, with no swell at all.
The one bright spot hits on Saturday August 8th. That morning brings a 4ft swell from the SE with an 11-second period, and the energy jumps to 305 (moderate energy). Winds are light cross-off from the WSW at 9 knots, keeping the surface clean. The afternoon is a touch better: 4ft, same direction and period, with a light cross-off from the SW at only 6 knots. It’s small but clean, and it’s the best you’re going to get.
After that, it’s back to ugly on Sunday the 9th, and then from Monday the 10th onward we get building onshore winds from the east, with the swell hitting 6ft from the SE on Wednesday the 12th. The energy gets up to 831, but with those onshore winds, it’s a mess for a surfboard. A beach break with that much wind and swell? Might be a kite surfer’s dream, not a paddle surfer’s. Thursday the 13th offers 5ft SE swell at an 11-second period, but the wind is cross-on and choppy.
So, the only standout is Crystals on Saturday August 8th. Clean, small, and rideable. The rest is flat or blown out. Water temp is nothing crazy, just average for the season.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun night, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | S 4 | SSE 8 | E 9 | SSE 7 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 10 | 29 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:48AM1.15m | 9:02PM1.50m | 9:25AM1.20m | 9:37PM1.47m | 10:01AM1.24m | 10:13PM1.42m | 10:39AM1.28m | 10:50PM1.36m | 11:19AM1.32m | 11:31PM1.28m | 12:05PM1.36m | 00:18AM1.20m | 12:57PM1.39m | 1:13AM1.12m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:37PM0.14m | 3:23AM0.06m | 3:16PM0.14m | 3:56AM0.05m | 3:57PM0.14m | 4:30AM0.05m | 4:40PM0.16m | 5:06AM0.05m | 5:28PM0.18m | 5:46AM0.06m | 6:23PM0.20m | 6:31AM0.08m | 7:26PM0.22m | ||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
 | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 21 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 76 | 69 | 45 | 51 | 47 | 64 | 44 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 28 | 151 | 143 | 105 | 62 | 48 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 3 | ESE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 7 | S 8 | ESE 8 | — | E 9 | — | — | ENE 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 29 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 6 | E 6 | SE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 12 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | NE 5 | — | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | — | S 3 | S 7 | S 4 | S 6 | S 4 | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 32 | 7 | 28 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 30 | 32 | 39 | 287 | 43 | 313 | 1077 | 494 | 435 | 313 | 310 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 1001 | 288 | 259 | 428 |
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