Crystals Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, it’s Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – the next sixteen days at Crystals are looking pretty bleak. The only break on offer is Crystals itself, a beach/jetty setup, and it’s a quiet stretch of small, weak, and messy conditions. The pattern is stubbornly poor, with a long gap of nothing worth paddling out for. The first real hope doesn’t even show up until the very end of the forecast.

Right now, right through the first week, the swell is tiny – mostly below 2 ft, with energy levels barely registering (13 to 84). The winds are a constant problem too, mostly cross-shore or cross-onshore, kicking up a chop. There’s a stretch from Monday the 3rd of August to Wednesday the 6th where the swell flatlines completely, with energy readings of zero. It’s a proper dead zone. Even when there’s a little bump, like on Wednesday afternoon the 5th with a 4 ft S swell, the period is a short 6 seconds and the cross-shore wind messes it up. Not worth your time.

The second week isn’t much better. From Thursday the 7th through to Saturday the 15th, we’re stuck with tiny 0.3 ft to 1.0 ft residuals, mostly clean but completely undersized. The energy is pitiful – single digits and low double digits. The winds do turn offshore or cross-offshore on many days, which is a positive for the surface, but there’s just no power in the water.

The one and only standout comes right at the end of the run. On Sunday morning, the 16th of August, there’s a pulse of swell. The combined energy jumps to 503, which is moderate wave energy, and the swell height is 6 ft from the ENE. The wind is cross-offshore from the SSW at 12 mph, which will keep the faces clean. The period is 10 seconds – a reasonable groundswell. That’s the best we’ll see, but 6 ft is starting to push into the zone where it’s better for intermediate and above; beginners might find it a bit much. The setup is a beach/jetty, so with that solid groundswell, it could be a bit straight and fat, but it’s still the only day with any real grunt. Crystals can get crowded sometimes, so don’t expect to have it to yourself.

Bottom line: there’s a massive gap with no real surf until that 16th. Forecasts can change, but for now, the first two weeks are a write-off. Keep an eye on that Sunday the 16th.

Rusty.

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