Surf Forecasts:
Crystals surf forecast from 10 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 10 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period, S swell with 35 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Crystals this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Crystals in the next 16 days are 0.7m 6s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 10) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.4m 7s period and expected on Monday (Aug 17) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Mon 10th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Crystals over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s break it down in feet and miles per hour.
It’s a real slow start. From Monday the 10th through to Wednesday the 19th of August, you can basically leave the board in the shed. Tiny surf and messy winds – a solid dry spell of more than a week.
Things finally shift a little on Thursday, August 20th. The early session at Crystals is your best look. Clean conditions with a light offshore wind from the WNW and a glassy surface. Swell is about 2 feet out of the SE at 10 seconds, combined wave energy of (123) – that’s moderate. That afternoon stays clean too, with a 15 mph offshore from the west. It’s surfable but plain. Water’s sitting pretty average for this time of year.
After that, it goes downhill again. Saturday the 22nd sees 4-5 foot swell out of the east, but with a short 6 second period and a stiff cross-shore wind from the SSE, it’s a choppy mess. Sunday the 23rd cleans up a bit with a cross-offshore southwest wind, but the swell is still short-period around 3 feet – not enough grunt to make it fun.
So if you’re itching for a paddle, the morning of Thursday, August 20th is the one. Clean, light wind, and a small but rideable swell. It’s all we’ve got in this long, quiet stretch.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 12 | SE 9 | ENE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 5 |
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 kJ | 7 | 2 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:51AM1.13m | 6:18PM1.63m | 6:50AM1.21m | 7:13PM1.67m | 7:44AM1.30m | 8:04PM1.68m | 8:35AM1.37m | 8:52PM1.64m | 9:23AM1.41m | 9:38PM1.57m | 10:09AM1.43m | 10:22PM1.47m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:56PM0.03m | 11:45AM-0.01m | 00:51AM-0.05m | 12:44PM-0.06m | 1:42AM-0.11m | 1:39PM-0.10m | 2:30AM-0.15m | 2:32PM-0.10m | 3:15AM-0.15m | 3:22PM-0.07m | 3:58AM-0.12m | 4:13PM-0.02m | 4:41AM-0.05m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | 8:00 | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 32 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 32 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 4 | SE 10 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 5 | ENE 4 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 12 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 8 | SE 9 | ENE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | NNE 4 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | S 6 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 10 | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | S 6 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 6 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | W 3 | N 3 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | SW 3 |
| kJ | 12 | — | 35 | 3 | 3 | 43 | — | — | 5 | 6 | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 264 | 1079 | 951 | 264 | 230 | 39 | 557 | 730 | 1445 | 171 | 264 | 214 | 558 | 230 | 171 | 230 | 943 | 954 | 796 |
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