Magna Tubes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here, and I’ve been staring at the charts for Magna Tubes. This reef is for the guns only, and it’s about to go off. The water is sitting at 64°F, which is a bit nippier than normal for this time of year – about 3°F colder than average, so you’ll want a thicker rubber.

The week starts Wednesday morning with a clean 7ft swell from the southwest. The wind is a light cross-offshore breeze out of the WSW, making for excellent, clean lines. The wave energy is pumping at 1660 (moderate to strong), and with a 12-second period, this is proper groundswell. This is a reef, so that long period will wrap in nicely, but it’s a solid 7ft, so it’s for the experienced crew. Wednesday afternoon holds up with similar size but a stronger breeze – still surfable, but a bit more on the edge.

Thursday morning is a smaller, cleaner repeat with 6ft, still clean and cross-off. The real standout, though, is Friday the 24th. That morning is an absolute showstopper. We’ve got a 13ft SSW groundswell with a very long 16-second period. The energy is massive at 7665 (very strong), and the wind is dead calm, glassy. The description says "exceptional" – and for a reef break like this, it’s going to be a paddling mission but the reward will be huge. This is only for expert surfers; 13ft is serious. Friday afternoon drops to 12ft, but the wind shifts onshore, making it choppy and less appealing.

Saturday morning the 25th is still a ripper, with 8ft and glassy conditions, a light ENE breeze. The energy is still healthy at 2102. This is a great follow-up session after the big Friday morning. Sunday morning the 26th is another clean, cross-off gem with 7ft, and by Sunday afternoon it goes glassy again with 6ft, providing a perfect, mellow board-changer.

Monday the 27th is decent in the morning with 7ft and cross-off wind, but it clouds over and goes onshore in the afternoon. Tuesday the 28th is a bit of a write-off with onshore winds, though the swell has a very long 15-second period and big energy behind it – just not clean.

Wednesday the 29th is a solid return to form with a clean, 7ft southwest groundswell and light cross-off wind. The energy is up there at 2728. A good morning and afternoon session on offer.

Then we hit a bit of a lull. Thursday the 30th and Friday the 31st are poor, with strong onshore winds and rain, dropping the energy to 1229 and below. Not worth it.

For the first week of August, it’s a mixed bag. Saturday the 1st offers small, weak 5ft east swell with a short 9-second period (628 energy) – marginal. Sunday the 2nd is a bit cleaner with a 4ft east swell, but the real interest is afternoon where a 3ft southwest groundswell with a 13-second period appears, but it’s weak.

The best of the second week looks like Tuesday the 4th afternoon – a solid 6ft southeast swell, clean, with cross-off wind and a decent energy of 1181. Then Wednesday the 5th brings a punchy 7ft SSW groundswell with a 14-second period and strong energy of 3120, but the wind is a bit more moderate. That one is promising but less certain this far out.

So, the crown jewel is undoubtedly Friday morning, July 24th. Get it while it’s glassy and massive. The Saturday morning and Sunday afternoon sessions immediately after are your backup classics.

Rusty out.

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