Surf Forecasts:
Crystals surf forecast from 21 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 26 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period, ENE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 24 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period, E swell with 98 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 26 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Crystals this week:
The surf forecast for Crystals over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Crystals in the next 16 days are 1.2m 6s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 24) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.5m 8s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Fri 24th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Crystals over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G'day, I'm Rusty. Let's have a look at what's on the table for the Crystals area over the next couple of weeks.
To be honest, this is a pretty lean run. We're looking at a long stretch of small, choppy, or just plain messy surf, with a lot of those days scoring a zero. The first real glimmer of something to paddle out for doesn't come until Sunday the 26th of July. That's a full five days of waiting through windblown junk and tiny swell.
So, the standout of the whole outlook is that Sunday morning. It's not a bomb, but it's the best we've got. On Sunday the 26th of July, the wind drops right out and goes glassy. That's a massive win for clean conditions. We're looking at a tiny 2 ft swell from the SE, with a period of 8 seconds. The wave energy is weak (81), so it's not going to have any punch, but it'll be clean. The water temp is sitting at 77°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. For a beginner or someone with a longboard, that glassy morning could be a nice little session. The break is a beach/jetty setup, and it's fairly exposed to the swell, so it'll pick up what little energy is around.
For the rest of the week after that, it's back to the same story. The swell drops back to tiny 0.33 ft to 2 ft, and the wind is mostly cross or cross-off, keeping things clean but with no wave power. The energy numbers are in the single digits or low teens, making it barely surfable. There's a bit of a pulse forecast for the morning of Saturday the 1st of August, with 2 ft from the SE and a 7-second period, but the wind is a gentle cross-shore, and the energy is still only 43. It's not really worth getting excited about.
Honestly, if you're looking for a proper paddle, this stretch is a write-off. The beach break setup with small, weak swell and onshore or cross-shore wind would be more interesting for the kite surfers than anyone on a paddle board. Keep your eye on the forecast, because it can't stay this blank for long.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, light winds from the E by Thu night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
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PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 39 | 35 | 37 | 91 | 91 | 83 | 85 | 50 | 51 | 48 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:05PM1.29m | 2:14AM1.05m | 2:59PM1.29m | 3:12AM0.98m | 3:53PM1.30m | 4:12AM0.94m | 4:46PM1.32m | 5:09AM0.95m | 5:36PM1.37m | 6:01AM0.98m | 6:23PM1.41m | 6:47AM1.01m | 7:06PM1.46m | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:25PM0.27m | 8:29AM0.20m | 9:26PM0.30m | 9:21AM0.24m | 10:26PM0.30m | 10:13AM0.27m | 11:21PM0.27m | 11:04AM0.27m | 00:10AM0.24m | 11:52AM0.24m | 00:55AM0.20m | 12:36PM0.21m | 1:35AM0.15m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | 8:19 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | 4 | 35 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Temp °C | 25 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 23 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | S 8 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 6 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 502 | — | 304 | 190 | 131 | 72 | 35 | 20 | 25 | 39 | 34 | 27 | 45 | 30 | 48 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 6 | — | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 20 | 11 | 39 | 35 | 27 | 12 | — | 7 | 12 | 50 | 51 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 8 |
| kJ | 171 | 336 | 552 | — | — | 18 | 21 | 7 | 37 | 91 | 91 | 83 | 85 | — | — | 1 | 28 | 39 | 36 | 832 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1163 | 108 | 112 | 20 | 64 | 25 | 313 | 103 | 150 | 428 | 147 | 333 | 332 | 0 | 0 | 1106 | 3 | 428 | 1376 | 15 |
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