Crystals Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let me tell you what I see for the next couple of weeks. It’s a bit of a rough stretch, to be honest. We’re looking at only one spot on the map, and it’s not really firing.

Crystals is the only game in town, and it’s a beach and jetty setup. The water temp is sitting about average for this time of year, so no surprises there. The whole outlook is a tough one. We’ve got a long gap of nothing but poor surf starting right now. The first real flicker of hope doesn’t show up until Sunday the 26th of July, and even then it’s a pretty sad story.

From today up until that Sunday, the swell is tiny, mostly under 2ft, and the wind is either cross-on or onshore, making a mess of things. The combined energy is weak, barely cracking double digits (like 9 or 16), so there’s just no push. You’re looking at a solid week of flat, choppy conditions.

Then on Sunday morning the 26th, we finally get a little pulse. The swell bumps up to 3ft from the ESE with a period of 7 seconds, and the combined energy gets to 70 (moderate). The wind goes light and cross-offshore, leaving it clean. It’s surfable, but it’s very ordinary. The break is "fairly consistent" but this is a rare moment of something happening. The problem is, the swell direction is ESE, and Crystals really wants it from the NE for the best shape. So it’s a bit of a mismatch. It’s the only real option, but it’s not a standout by any stretch.

The next few days after that are a drop-off again. Monday the 27th and Tuesday the 28th have some clean conditions with offshore winds, but the swell drops to 2ft and then 1ft, with energy falling back to 39 and 26. It’s just too small to get excited about.

The rest of the run into early August is a dead zone. Tiny swells, 0.7ft to 2ft, with energy mostly under 50. We get a glassy morning on the 31st of July and again on the 2nd of August, but there’s no wave to ride. The only other blip is on Monday the 3rd of August morning, where we get a clean 2ft swell from the east with a 10-second period and energy of 84. It’s again "surfable but very ordinary." The period is getting longer, which is a good sign for energy, but the size is still tiny.

Honestly, there’s no true standout here. If you’re desperate, Sunday the 26th of July morning is your best bet for the cleanest, most surfable conditions, but don’t expect anything epic. It’s a quiet, poor run for the area, and it might just be one of those times where the forecasts need to change before we get anything real.

Rusty.

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