Crystals Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let me take a look at what's coming up for Crystals over the next couple of weeks. Gotta be honest, it's a dry spell for the most part.

We start off with nothing. From the 29th of July right through the first week of August, it's flat or nearly flat. Wednesday morning the 29th shows a tiny 0.7ft easterly windswell with a 9-second period, but the combined energy is only 10, and the wind is cross-offshore. Clean, but there's no push. This repeats for days. Through the 30th, 31st, and into early August, swell heights barely hit 3ft, mostly from the east and northeast, with periods often under 7 or 8 seconds. The wave energy reads between 5 and 79, so we're in the weak zone. Winds are a mix of cross and cross-off, sometimes clean, but the ocean is just not producing.

Even when the wind turns offshore from the west around the 4th of August, the swell is still too small to matter. A 2ft NE windswell on Tuesday the 4th morning with clean offshore wind looks pretty on the surface, but it only has 17 energy behind it. The 5th and 6th are the same story: tiny waves, weak energy, no real punch.

Finally, we see a little pulse around the 10th and 11th of August. Monday the 10th has some ENE swell building to 3ft in the morning, then 4ft by the afternoon. The energy hits 88 on Monday arvo, which is the most juice we've seen in the whole forecast. Wind stays cross-offshore from the SSW, keeping it clean. That afternoon might offer a few rideable little runners, but the period is short at 5 seconds, so it's going to be lumpy and disorganised rather than lined up.

Tuesday the 11th of August is the real standout, and the only good window in the whole 16 days. Morning sees a 3ft easterly swell with a 7-second period, and the combined energy reaches 94. Wind is light from the WNW, clean conditions. By the afternoon, it drops just a touch to 3ft, but the wind turns light offshore from the west, making for some glassy, groomed faces. It's still small, but for this break, that's as good as it gets. Crystals is a beach/jetty setup, and with that short period, the waves will be a little sectiony, but with the offshore wind in the arvo, it should be fun for an intermediate on a log or a fish.

After that, Wednesday the 12th and Thursday the 13th see the swell fade back out, with energy dropping into the 60s and 20s, and winds turning cross or onshore. Back to waiting.

So, bottom line: the first ten days are a write-off. Tiny windswell and weak energy across the board. The only real chance to get wet with something worth paddling for is Tuesday the 11th of August, especially the afternoon session. Light offshore, clean faces, and the biggest energy we'll see. It's not epic, but it's the best on offer. Everywhere else in the window, you're better off leaving the board in the car.

Rusty.

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