Crystals Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what the next couple of weeks holds for us at Crystals. This is a beach and jetty setup, and the water is running much warmer than normal for this time of year, sitting at 77°. Usually, that kind of anomaly is pretty unusual.

Honestly, the forecast starts out pretty grim. We’ve got a long stretch of nothing but small, weak slop. Through the first week and a half, the wave energy is mostly in the toilet, with combined swell energy figures in the teens and twenties – that’s barely a bump. The wind is often cross-shore or onshore, and while we get a few clean moments with those light offshore Westerlies on Tuesday the 8th, the swell is just too tiny, around 1.0ft, to bother with.

It’s not until September 12th, a Saturday, that things finally wake up. The morning shows a jump in size to 7ft from the ENE, with a period of 7 seconds. The combined energy hits a solid 340, which is moderate, and the NNW wind is cross-offshore. It’s still rated marginal, and that size is getting into expert territory. But the afternoon is where it's at. The swell drops a touch to 6ft from the same ENE direction, but the energy is still strong at 308. The wind goes light and cross-offshore from the NNW, promising clean, punchy waves at the jetty.

That Saturday afternoon the 12th is the standout. The swell direction is from the ENE, which is a good match for Crystals' optimum. With the light offshore flow, it should be glassy and well-shaped. The combined energy is moderate-strong, so there’ll be some push. It’s a bit much for beginners at that size, but for the intermediate and above crew, this is the window to circle.

After that, the surf starts to fade again. Sunday the 13th has some clean morning waves around 4ft, but it’s ordinary and the energy drops off. Then we’re back into a pattern of small waves and iffy wind through the rest of the second week, with no other real standouts. There’s a brief pulse on the 18th with 4ft from the south and a period of only 6 seconds, but the onshore wind will make it choppy.

So, for the whole 16-day forecast, it’s a long, flat wait until that Saturday the 12th of September. That afternoon at Crystals is your one true shot at something decent.

Rusty.

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