Magna Tubes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Gather 'round, crew. Rusty here with a look at what Magna Tubes has in store. This reef break is an advanced wave, and it's exposed to the SE, but it's been seeing a fair bit of action from some solid South-West groundswells. The water's sitting at 63°F, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year, so a 2mm steamer might be the go.

We start off with a bit of a slow burn. Sunday the 2nd is not great—you’ve got a 7ft swell from the east with a short 8-second period and light cross-onshore wind. The wave energy is moderate (824), and the conditions are just marginal.

Monday the 3rd is where it starts to get interesting. A morning glass-off with NNE winds at 3 mph, and the swell cleans up to 6ft from the ESE but now with a longer 11-second period. The energy jumps right up (1464) and the water goes glassy. This is a solid window for experienced surfers looking for clean, lined-up waves.

Tuesday the 4th morning is a real standout early on. The wind is cross-offshore from the NNW at 9 mph, the swell drops to 5ft but it’s from the SW with a 12-second period. The energy is still substantial (1032). The conditions are clean, and the wave quality for a reef break of this caliber is excellent. This is a proper session for advanced crew.

Wednesday the 5th morning is another beauty—glassy conditions with the wind going calm from the south at 3 mph. The wave height is 4ft from the east with a 10-second period. The energy is moderate (847), but it's glassy and clean. A sneaky good session if you can get out early.

Now, hold onto your board. Thursday the 6th morning is the true standout of this outlook. We’re looking at a solid 12ft SW groundswell with a 13-second period and very strong wave energy (4316). The wind is light cross-off from the WSW at 6 mph, leaving the conditions clean. This is big, powerful reef break territory—strictly for experts as it's well over 8ft. If you’ve got the skills, this is the pick of the forecast.

Friday the 7th and Saturday the 8th get gnarly. Friday morning is messy with strong cross-onshore winds and choppy conditions on a 10ft SW swell (3681 energy). It's a write-off. Saturday the 8th goes even bigger—25ft SW swell by the afternoon with 31 mph cross-off winds (19967 energy). The forecast says it's actually too big for the break, so don't even bother. Sunday the 9th is the same story: a massive 23ft SSW groundswell (24680 energy) with glassy wind, but again, it's too big. Give this week a miss unless you’re filming a tow-in reel.

Things settle down by Monday the 10th. A 10ft S swell with fresh cross-off winds makes for clean but still powerful surf (5407 energy). It's marginal but rideable for the experienced. Tuesday the 11th and Wednesday the 12th morning is where we get another gem. The 12th morning has a 6ft SSW groundswell with a long 15-second period and glassy conditions (1387 energy). Clean and excellent for the advanced crew.

Thursday the 13th morning is dead calm with a 5ft SW groundswell at 12 seconds (924 energy). Glassy and smooth. Thursday afternoon then goes cross-offshore, clean, with the same size swell and higher energy for a good afternoon session.

The rest of the run into the second week is a mixed bag of onshore winds and solid swells. Sunday the 16th morning sees a 8ft SW groundswell with a 16-second period and light cross-onshore wind (3770 energy). It's marginal but big and full of energy. Monday the 17th morning is the last good window: a 7ft SW groundswell, 14-second period, light cross-off wind, and clean conditions (1575 energy). A solid finisher for expert surfers.

To wrap it up, the one true standout is Thursday August 6th morning at Magna Tubes—big, powerful, clean, and for experts only. The other top-tier window is Monday August 3rd morning for glassy conditions with a nice long-period groundswell. The rest of the forecast is a mix of marginal, too big, or blown out, so pick your moments.

Rusty.

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