Super Tubes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for the next couple of weeks.

Overall, it’s a flat start. The only spot on the radar is Super Tubes, and honestly, it’s a tough one to get excited about right now. The water is a balmy 71°, which is a massive 8° warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s very unusual, feels like bathwater.

For the first week, into the second week of August, the surf is just not happening. We’re looking at tiny 1ft to 2ft swell, mostly from the SW and SSW. The combined energy is weak, sitting between 85 and 309, which is just not enough to get this reef going. The wind is a bit of a mix, but mostly cross-on or cross-off, and it’s not doing the waves any favours. The period is long, 13 to 19 seconds, which is a proper groundswell, but there’s just no height to work with. This break rarely breaks, and you can see why. It’s a long stretch of poor surf conditions with scores of 0 out of 10, so don’t bother paddling out for at least a week.

Things start to shift around the 15th of August. Saturday morning the 15th looks like the standout. We get a little bump in swell to 3ft from the SSW, with a period of 16 seconds. The combined energy jumps to 439 (moderate), and the wind goes clean cross-off from the west. The forecast says “expect good surf conditions,” and for this spot, that’s a rare thing. It’s not big, but for a wave that is rarely breaking, this is worth a look. It’s an advanced wave, so it’s not for learners, and the crowds can be an issue, so get in early.

The 16th and 17th hold some similar but slightly smaller swell, with clean cross-off winds, but the energy drops off a bit. The 18th of August brings a shift in the swell direction to a short-period W groundswell at 5ft, but the period is only 6 seconds, so it’ll be a bit weak and messy.

The long-range stuff around the 19th of August is more promising in terms of energy (343), but the swell is small again at 2ft. It’s just too inconsistent to call a winner.

So, the only real standout is Saturday morning, the 15th of August, at Super Tubes. Clean, cross-off winds, a little pulse of groundswell, and a rare chance to get a wave at a spot that doesn’t give up many. For the rest, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty.

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