Surf Forecasts:
Crystals surf forecast from 18 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 19 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period, SE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 19 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period, SE swell with 60 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 19 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Crystals this week:
The surf forecast for Crystals over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 19) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 10s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Crystals in the next 16 days are 0.6m 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 19) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 23) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Wed 19th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Wed 19th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Wed 19th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Crystals over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here, let’s have a look at what Crystals is cookin’ up for the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, the next week or so is a bit of a washout. We’ve got a long dry spell in front of us. The first real chance of anything worthwhile doesn’t show up until late on the 27th of August – that’s a Thursday afternoon – and even then it’s only just surfable. You’ll see a tiny 2ft swell from the SE, but with a light breeze it’ll be clean. Nothing to get excited about.
The real standout is way out there on Tuesday, the 1st of September. That’s the one you want to circle on the calendar. We’re looking at a solid 7ft swell rolling in from the east with a clean, glassy morning session. The combined energy of all swells directed here is strong at 522, so there’s plenty of push behind it. That size pushes it into expert territory, over 8ft, so this is for the experienced crew only. The afternoon stays good too with a gentle offshore breeze and 6ft waves. The swell period is a short 7 seconds, so it’s windswell not groundswell, meaning it’ll be a bit more crumbly and less defined than a long-period setup. But with those clean winds, it’s still the best we’re going to get.
For the rest, it’s mostly small, messy, and onshore. Wednesday the 2nd of September gets choppy with a strong cross-onshore wind, so that one’s a write-off.
Before that, Monday the 31st of August shows some bump in size to 5ft with clean offshore winds, but the wave comment says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions” – so it’s a maybe, not a goer.
So, bottom line: be patient, wait for that Tuesday morning session on the 1st of September at Crystals. That’s your best bet in this whole 16-day window.
– Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | SE 12 | SSE 5 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 40 | 60 | 22 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 26 | 20 | 26 | 44 | 53 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 30 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:40AM1.10m | 1:19PM1.31m | 1:33AM1.01m | 2:14PM1.28m | 2:34AM0.95m | 3:13PM1.28m | 3:38AM0.93m | 4:12PM1.30m | 4:39AM0.95m | 5:06PM1.35m | 5:32AM1.01m | 5:54PM1.40m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:48PM0.24m | 6:51AM0.22m | 7:47PM0.31m | 7:42AM0.30m | 8:50PM0.36m | 8:38AM0.35m | 9:52PM0.36m | 9:37AM0.36m | 10:50PM0.34m | 10:33AM0.34m | 11:40PM0.29m | 11:25AM0.29m | 00:23AM0.23m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — |
 | 7:49 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 41 | 24 | 60 | 11 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 45 | 40 | 29 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SE 11 | S 6 | SE 9 | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | E 7 | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 40 | 2 | 22 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | SE 5 | S 5 | E 7 | SE 14 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | — | 3 | 3 | 17 | 25 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 3 | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | W 2 | W 3 | SW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 53 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 288 | 60 | 0 | 489 | 101 | 145 | 471 | 317 | 538 | 2642 | 489 | 379 | 379 | 142 | 1005 | 379 | 36 | 43 | 3 | 39 |
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