Crystals Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s brewing for the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, mate, it’s a pretty grim stretch. We’re looking at a long, dry spell with barely a ripple worth getting excited about. The window opens on Sunday the 30th of August, but I wouldn’t bother paddling out. We’ve got tiny 1ft swell from the SE with a short 8-second period, and even though the morning is clean, the wave energy is weak (27). It’s just not doing anything.

Monday the 31st of August starts with a dead-flat, glassy morning, but that same tiny 1ft SE swell is still all we’ve got. Wave energy is even lower (16). You can look at it, but you won’t want to ride it. The afternoon brings a risk of thunderstorms, so it’s a good day to stay dry.

Tuesday the 1st of September is more of the same – 1ft, short period, cross-off winds. The water is unusually warm for this time of year, sitting at 76°F with a 4°F anomaly, which is a notable difference, but it’s wasted on flat, weak waves.

We finally get a tiny pulse of energy on Wednesday the 2nd of September. The swell bumps up to 2ft, and the period extends to 11 seconds, which is a proper groundswell. The combined energy jumps to 117 (moderate), and there’s a glassy calm in the morning. The wind is light and cross-off in the afternoon. It’s surfable, but only just, and it’s still very ordinary. For a beach/jetty spot like Crystals, that longer period (11s) might make it a bit straight, but it’s the best we’ve got.

The rest of the first week stays poor. Thursday the 3rd of September has a bit more size (3ft), but the wind is cross-on and the period drops to 7 seconds, making it a messy, choppy affair. Not worth it.

There’s a small window of clean conditions on Friday the 4th of September afternoon with offshore wind (WNW), but the swell is back down to 2ft with a pathetic 7-second period and weak energy (51). It’s clean, but there’s no power.

Then we hit a massive gap. From Saturday the 5th of September right through to Monday the 14th of September, it’s a wasteland. Every single day is marked as “poor surf conditions” with a score of 0. Swells are tiny, periods are short, and the wind is mostly onshore, cross-on, or just messy. There’s a brief moment on Monday the 14th of September morning with glassy conditions, but the swell is only 1.0ft. You’d be floating, not surfing.

The only real standout? It’s a sad one, but Wednesday the 2nd of September is your best bet. The morning glass-off and the 2ft, 11-second groundswell from the SE with moderate energy (117) is the only time the ocean shows any sign of life. It’s not great, but it’s the pick of a very poor bunch.

No web links, no speculation. Just the facts, as they are.

Rusty.

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