Magna Tubes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it.

The next couple of weeks at Magna Tubes has got some serious muscle flexing in the second half, but you’re going to need to be patient through some real dud days and sketchy onshore slop. The first few sessions are pretty flat or just messy, not worth paddling out for. You’ll be waiting until the 30th of August for anything that actually turns the head.

Friday the 28th is a write-off. There’s small chest-high swell out of the east at 5ft but it’s paired with moderate cross-offshore wind and weak energy (841). The water is running a full 6°F colder than normal at 60°F, which is extreme for this time of year, so you’re looking at a hooded session for nothing much. Saturday the 29th is even worse—drop in size and building wind, total no-go.

On Sunday the 30th, things start to wake up. Morning has solid 7ft southwest swell, 10-second period, and moderate energy (1887), but the wind is cross and the rain’s coming down. It’s the afternoon that holds the real potential: 8ft of southwest groundswell with a 12-second period, only 3 mph cross-offshore breeze, and energy ramping to 1561. That’s clean, punchy, and for experienced surfers only. You’ll need to know your way around a reef for this one.

Monday the 31st is consistent size but the wind is a moderate cross-off again, keeping things tidy but not pristine. Waves hold at 6ft with a 12-second pulse. It’s solid but not the pick.

The standout of the whole run lands Tuesday morning, the 1st of September. Glassy conditions, 7ft of southwest groundswell at 11 seconds, cross-offshore wind at just 3 mph, combined energy of 1107. This is the session to circle. Clean, powerful, and the reef will be working beautifully. Afternoon gets bumped up by stronger wind, so get on it early.

Then Wednesday the 2nd is just massive—13ft plus of southwest groundswell with period up to 18 seconds. Energy is off the charts at 10449. This is big, heavy, long-period groundswell. At this size, it's for experts only, and with that period, the reef will handle it far better than a beach break would. The morning is clean with a gentle offshore; the afternoon goes cross-shore and smaller. Still, this is proper XL territory.

Thursday the 3rd turns ugly. Strong onshore wind from the southeast and rain kill any chance of surf. Same story Friday the 4th and Saturday the 5th morning—onshore gales, blown out, big but unsurfable. Saturday afternoon, the 5th of September, the wind finally swings to a light cross-off from the north-northwest. You’ve got 18ft of east swell, 11-second period, energy at 7024. That is massive, clean, and for experts only. A true heavy-water day if you’re charging.

Sunday the 6th is another day of solid, clean surf. Morning has 15ft east-northeast groundswell with a light cross-off, energy 7745. The afternoon drops to 10ft but it’s still clean. Epic run of swell but the crowd factor at Magna Tubes? It’s known to get busy, so expect company on those best days.

After that, things settle. Monday the 7th morning goes glassy again with 5ft east swell, but the energy is down to 738. Still a lovely glass-off for a relaxed session if the tide works. Tuesday the 8th is small and clean but under 4ft. Wednesday the 9th onward gets patchy— small, or blown out, or both. A few marginal windows pop up around the 10th with cross-off wind and 7ft swell, but nothing to get excited about.

Sunday the 12th of September closes the forecast on a nice note: glassy conditions again, with 5ft of east groundswell at 11 seconds, energy 588. A clean, mellow finish after a wild, heavy swell cycle.

The two true standouts are Tuesday morning the 1st of September and Saturday afternoon the 5th of September. The first for clean, solid, manageable power, and the second for sheer size and clean conditions if you’ve got the nerve.

Stay safe out there.

- Rusty

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