Surf Forecasts:
Crystals surf forecast from 6 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 8 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period, SE swell with 44 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Crystals this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Crystals in the next 16 days are 0.6m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 06) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Crystals over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for the Crystals stretch over the next couple of weeks. I gotta be straight with you – it’s a pretty grim run for the most part.
We’ve got a real long dry spell to start. The first recommendation isn’t for ages, with pretty much nothing worth paddling out for from Thursday the 6th of August all the way through to the morning of Tuesday the 18th of August. That’s a solid gap of nearly two weeks with barely a ripple worth mentioning.
When we finally get a little pulse, it’s not exactly gonna fire you up. The first half-decent look comes Tuesday morning the 18th of August. We’ll see a small bump of 2ft SE swell, with a period of 9 seconds, pushing a weak combined energy (67). The wind will be offshore from the W at 12 mph, so the surface should be clean. But honestly, the wave comment calls it “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions”, so keep the expectations low.
The rest of the outlook through to Friday the 21st is more of the same – tiny, weak, and mostly messy. You’ll see a few clean windows with offshore or cross-off breezes, but with swell heights barely scraping 1ft and energy numbers stuck in the teens and twenties, there’s just no push. Winds pick up later in the week, with a fresh S breeze on the Friday arvo making it lumpy and uninviting.
So, here’s the short of it: hold your horses. This is one of those blank runs where you’re better off waxing the board just in case the forecasts change, because right now, there’s no standout session in the whole 16-day window.
Stay patient.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||
PM | 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 | E 11 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 6 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 44 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:20AM1.05m | 3:04PM1.45m | 3:33AM1.03m | 4:13PM1.51m | 4:45AM1.06m | 5:18PM1.57m | 5:51AM1.13m | 6:18PM1.63m | 6:50AM1.21m | 7:13PM1.67m | 7:44AM1.30m | 8:04PM1.68m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:36PM0.22m | 8:26AM0.11m | 9:47PM0.18m | 9:33AM0.09m | 10:55PM0.12m | 10:41AM0.05m | 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 | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
 | 8:04 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 94 | 44 | 31 | 74 | 66 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 35 | 38 | 29 | 36 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 8 | SE 7 | SE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | SE 11 | E 9 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SW 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | W 3 | SSW 6 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | W 3 | — | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 53 | 86 | 54 | 62 | 45 | 46 | 62 | — | 1 | 64 | — | — | 24 | 31 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 954 | 69 | 28 | 96 | 1 | 23 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 60 | 121 | 1079 | 951 | 538 | 264 | 32 | 103 | 230 | 943 | 457 |
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