Surf Forecasts:
Magna Tubes surf forecast from 30 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 5 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period, SW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 6 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period, SW swell with 4,563 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 30 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Magna Tubes this week:
The surf forecast for Magna Tubes over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 30) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.9m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 1.6m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Magna Tubes in the next 16 days are 3.5m 14s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 06) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 05) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Thu 30th Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Wed 5th Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Thu 6th Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Magna Tubes over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s talk Magna-Tubes. It’s a reef break that needs that SE swell to really work, and the water’s about what you’d expect for this time of year.
First few days are a bust. Thursday the 30th through Saturday the 1st of August: cross-onshore wind, lumpy, messy surf from 4ft to 8ft, but with poor wind and short-period junk. Not worth your time.
Come Sunday the 2nd of August morning, it’s glassy—wind out of the NNE at just 3 mph, swell 7ft from the ESE at 11 seconds. That’s clean workable surf with decent energy (1458). It’s big enough to need some experience, but it’s the first proper session.
Monday the 3rd of August morning, another glassy one: light SSW wind at 3 mph, 5ft from the E at 10 seconds. Clean, fun, for the better surfers.
Tuesday the 4th and Wednesday the 5th stay clean with offshores. Wednesday afternoon picks up to 6ft from the SW with a 16-second period and 1989 energy—long-period groundswell, clean, and that reef will love it.
Thursday the 6th of August morning, it’s solid: 11ft of SW swell at 13 seconds, clean with cross-off wind, and the energy is cranked to 8780. That’s big, expert-only territory. Friday the 7th morning is exceptional: 11ft SW at 15 seconds, still clean, still massive energy (5784). If you’re a charger, that’s your day.
Saturday the 8th fades but stays clean in the morning, then gets blown out. Sunday the 9th is tiny and choppy.
Monday the 10th of August morning is nuts: 18ft from the SW at 14 seconds, glassy, but the energy is 16804—that’s just too big for this spot unless you’re absolutely nuts.
Second week has some glassy mornings with 5ft to 8ft clean swells, especially Wednesday the 12th and Thursday the 13th August mornings. Solid, consistent, for experienced hands.
Best bets: Sunday the 2nd of August morning for a clean session, and Friday the 7th of August morning if you’re after a big, clean, expert wave.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu morning, fresh winds from the E by Fri afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | ||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 10 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1444 | 1127 | 1011 | 919 | 744 | 504 | 826 | 962 | 966 | 879 | 1106 | 846 | 846 | 541 | 643 | 570 | 551 | 463 | 297 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:06AM1.55m | 4:31PM1.59m | 4:35AM1.57m | 4:59PM1.64m | 5:04AM1.57m | 5:27PM1.66m | 5:33AM1.54m | 5:57PM1.64m | 6:05AM1.48m | 6:29PM1.60m | 6:40AM1.39m | 7:06PM1.52m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:04PM0.25m | 10:17AM0.10m | 10:34PM0.20m | 10:44AM0.07m | 11:04PM0.18m | 11:12AM0.07m | 11:34PM0.18m | 11:40AM0.09m | 00:07AM0.21m | 12:10PM0.15m | 00:42AM0.27m | 12:44PM0.24m | 1:24AM0.35m | ||||||
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 | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 30 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 27 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | E 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 1444 | 1127 | 1011 | 919 | 744 | 504 | 281 | 161 | 123 | 879 | 1106 | 846 | 846 | 541 | 468 | 570 | 551 | 463 | 297 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 359 | 374 | 441 | — | — | — | 12 | 64 | 76 | 261 | 336 | 431 | 481 | 273 | 643 | 339 | 279 | 251 | 199 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | S 13 | — | S 12 | SW 18 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 318 | 3 | — | 3 | 12 | 91 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | N 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 508 | 568 | 380 | 826 | 962 | 966 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 30 | 198 | 30 | 173 | 198 | 141 | 142 | 141 | 30 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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