Crystals Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Gap first – nothing worth paddling out for right at the start. The first real surf recommendation doesn’t show up until the morning of Monday the 7th, and even then it’s a bit of a tease. So from now until then, it’s flat or close to it. You’re looking at a solid stretch of nothing for the first few days.

Come Monday morning, Crystals (that’s your local sub-region) has a tiny 2ft of ENE swell at 10 seconds, but the wind is cross and the water’s warm – 77.4° which is a good 5.8° warmer than usual for this time of year, so that’s something to appreciate even if the waves aren’t doing much. The energy reading is weak at 84, so it’s pretty anaemic. The afternoon cleans up a bit with a cross-off breeze, but the swell is still only 2ft and the period’s dropped to 9 seconds. It’s surfable but nothing to write home about.

Tuesday the 8th and Wednesday the 9th are basically flat – 1ft or less, with the energy bottoming out at 17 on Wednesday morning. The wind picks up Wednesday arvo to 30 km/h from the SSW, but it’s cross-off, so it’s clean but tiny. Not worth wetting a wetsuit for unless you’re desperate for a paddle.

Thursday the 10th looks a bit better on the wind front – offshore from the WSW in the morning, 20 km/h, and then a gentler WNW in the afternoon. But the swell is still only 1ft, and the energy is down at 15. It’s small, clean, and pretty much flat. You could get a few ankle-biters if you’re keen, but it’s not really surf.

Friday the 11th morning is cross-shore, but the afternoon glass off – SW at 5 km/h – and the swell is 1ft from the NE, though the period is a weak 4 seconds. That’s just windswell mush. Energy is 4, which is about as dead as it gets. No dice.

Saturday the 12th and Sunday the 13th see some SE wind pushing cross-on, and the swell creeps up to 1–2ft at 9–10 seconds, but it’s choppy and messy. The energy is climbing from 30 to 47, so there’s a little more push, but the wind’s working against it. Still not worth a session unless you’re after some practice in poor conditions.

Monday the 14th brings a cleaner cross-off from the S, but the swell is only 1.5ft at 9 seconds. The energy is 40. It’s clean but gutless.

Then there’s a bit of a gap again – Tuesday the 15th has a brief pulse of 2.5ft from the NNE at 5 seconds, which is basically windswell with no power, and the energy is 60. But that’s gone by the afternoon. Then Wednesday the 16th is blown out – 40 km/h NE cross-on with rain, and the swell is back to 1ft. That’s not surf, that’s a washing machine.

Thursday the 17th is still poor – cross-on NE at 25–30 km/h, with the swell down to 0.5ft at 13 seconds. Long period but no height. Energy is in the low 30s. Not happening.

Friday the 18th morning is cross-on but small, 1.5ft at 7 seconds, energy 52. The afternoon is offshore from the WNW at 15 km/h, and the swell is 1.5ft at 7 seconds – so there’s a brief window of clean, small waves, but the period is short. It’s something, at least.

Saturday the 19th and Sunday the 20th are the closest thing to a highlight, but honestly, it’s a low bar. Saturday morning has 1ft from the E at 8 seconds, with cross-off NW wind at 25 km/h, energy 57. The afternoon is a touch cleaner with 1ft from the SE at 12 seconds. Sunday is light winds, 10 km/h, cross-off, with 1ft at 11 seconds, energy around 36–37. Clean and glassy-ish, but still tiny. If you’re a longboarder or a learner, this could be your window, but otherwise, it’s just a pleasant paddle.

Then it fades again. Monday the 21st is cross-shore and lumpy, 30 km/h at the arvo, and Tuesday the 22nd is cross-on with 1.5–2ft at 8 seconds, energy 51. Still poor.

So, realistically, there’s nothing that stands out as a proper surf over the whole 16-day stretch. The best on offer is probably Friday the 18th afternoon and the weekend of the 19th–20th, with the cleanest conditions and the most consistent – if you can call 1ft consistent – waves. But if you’re after anything with real push, you’re out of luck. The energy readings never get past 60, which is weak. It’s a

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