Magna Tubes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, grab your wettie and let’s have a look at the outlook starting from Monday the 14th of September at Magna-Tubes.

The water is sitting at 61°, which is a solid 5° colder than usual for this time of year – that’s notably chilly, so you’ll be wanting a thicker suit for sure.

Monday morning is the standout right off the bat. We’ve got a solid 8ft easterly swell with a 10-second period pulsing in, and the energy is thumping with a reading of 1851 (moderate wave energy). The wind is a light 3 mph cross-off from the north, which is going to leave things clean and lined up. It’s a reef setup, exposed to the swell and facing the right direction. This is proper surf for experienced surfers only – over 8ft means it’s expert territory, and that’s exactly what’s on offer. The crowd factor is “sometimes”, so you might have company but it won’t be a circus.

Tuesday morning the 15th drops a bit to a 6ft easterly swell, still cross-off from the WSW at 6 mph, clean conditions and moderate energy at 931. It’s still good, but not as beefy as Monday.

Then things start to get rowdy but messy. Wednesday the 16th sees a 10ft south-west groundswell with a long 14-second period, energy jumping to 4222 (strong). The wind is cross-off in the morning from the WSW at 22 mph – that’s a fresh breeze – but it’s clean on the face. That’s big and powerful, though the afternoon turns cross-shore and choppy. Thursday through Saturday the 19th is a write-off with onshore winds and messy, blown-out surf, often too big and ugly to bother with.

Sunday the 20th shows some promise again with a 10ft east-southeast swell in the morning, cross-off wind from the WSW at 12 mph, clean and moderate energy at 2744. The afternoon gets a 15ft south-west swell with 9-second period and cross-off wind – big, but the period is short and it’s marginal, so only for the keen and experienced.

There’s a quiet spell from the 21st to the 24th with poor conditions and onshore wind, nothing worth paddling out for.

Then we get another true standout on Friday the 25th. Morning offers a 7ft south-west groundswell with a 13-second period (long period, best on a reef like this), glassy conditions with wind from the ENE at just 3 mph, and energy at 1891 (moderate). The afternoon only improves – perfectly glassy, dead calm, 7ft swell. Both sessions are rated excellent for experienced surfers. That’s your second big highlight.

After that, the last few days drop back to smaller, cleaner but smaller surf in the 5ft to 6ft range, with moderate energy and clean but not exceptional conditions. The wind stays cross-off and it’s rideable for those who aren’t chasing size.

Overall, you’ve got two real standout sessions: Monday the 14th morning and Friday the 25th all day. Everything else is either too big with bad wind, or clean but smaller. The stretch from Thursday the 17th through to Tuesday the 22nd has a long run of poor conditions, so don’t bother then.

Rusty.

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