Surf Forecasts:
Crystals surf forecast from 12 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 19 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period, NE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 19 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period, NE swell with 190 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 19 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with NE 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 19) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 8s. 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 1.6m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 19) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sun 19th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sun 19th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Sun 19th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Crystals over the next 16 days.
Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the menu for the next couple of weeks.
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you: it’s a tough stretch. For the first week, we’re staring down a whole lot of nothing. From now through to the end of next week, the swell is tiny and the conditions are mostly messy. There’s a solid eight or nine days where you’d be wasting your time paddling out. The energy is just not there, and the few little bumps we get are blown out by onshore winds.
There is a flicker of life, though. Sunday the 19th is our one true standout, and it’s a long way off, so keep an eye on it. Crystals wakes up with a solid pulse of swell: 6ft of east-northeast swell. It’s a short-period windswell, just 6 seconds, so it won’t have much push, but the offshore winds from the west-southwest in the morning will clean it right up. The combined energy is up there at (305), a real kick after all this quiet. This is the one session to pencil in, but because it’s a beach/jetty setup and the period is short, it’s not going to be peeling perfection. The water is a touch warmer than normal at 76°, feels good for mid-July.
The rest of that weekend and into Monday the 20th still has some size – around 5ft to 6ft – but the wind goes cross-shore or onshore, making it a choppy mess. Not worth the paddle.
After that, from Tuesday the 21st right through to the end of the 16-day window, it all fades away again. Tiny little slop, no energy to speak of. We’re talking swell under 2ft for most of that second week, with combined energy dropping to single or low double digits. Total flat spell.
So, to sum it up: one morning (Sunday the 19th) is your best bet, but don’t expect magic. The rest is a write-off. As we say around here, it won't stay poor forever.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 34°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 54 | 45 | 55 | 52 | 59 | 44 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 37 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 16 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:28PM1.66m | 7:01AM1.16m | 7:25PM1.71m | 7:58AM1.22m | 8:19PM1.73m | 8:53AM1.26m | 9:11PM1.70m | 9:46AM1.30m | 10:02PM1.63m | 10:38AM1.32m | 10:51PM1.53m | 11:29AM1.33m | 11:39PM1.41m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54AM-0.06m | 1:06AM-0.09m | 12:53PM-0.10m | 2:00AM-0.15m | 1:50PM-0.13m | 2:51AM-0.18m | 2:45PM-0.13m | 3:41AM-0.19m | 3:39PM-0.10m | 4:30AM-0.16m | 4:34PM-0.04m | 5:17AM-0.12m | 5:29PM0.04m | ||||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
 | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 14 | SSE 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | 13 | 7 | 55 | 52 | 59 | 44 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 37 | 24 | 48 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | E 17 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 13 | — | 5 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | — | 6 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | — | — | E 8 | SSE 5 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 8 | SE 16 | — | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | SE 14 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 11 | — | — | 9 | 8 | — | 8 | — | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 4 | W 3 | N 3 | — | — | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 54 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 45 | 32 | 32 | 75 | — | 15 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 16 | 98 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 471 | 1077 | 558 | 1079 | 1203 | 108 | 121 | 101 | 305 | 180 | 333 | 6 | 288 | 2642 | 230 | 1449 | 2635 | 943 | 951 | 796 | 0 |
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