Super Tubes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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

We’ve got one spot on the menu and it’s a proper heavy hitter: Super Tubes – a reef and point set-up that knows how to handle a big SW groundswell. It’s very consistent and advanced-only, so if you’re not comfortable pulling into steep, hollow slabs, this ain’t your wave. Water temp is sitting at 64.6°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year – a solid degree and a bit under the usual, so a 3/2 might feel a touch thin.

The week kicks off with a bang on Friday, 24 July. That morning, we’ve got a solid 14.8 ft SSW groundswell with a 16-second period – that’s proper long-period energy, pushing through the reef with serious power. Combined energy is 8860 (very strong). Winds are light cross-off from the NW at 3 mph. It’s going to be clean, heavy, and for experts only. This is the standout window of the whole run. The afternoon cleans up to an 11.5 ft SSW swell, but the cross-on ESE breeze at 9 mph will chop it up a bit.

Saturday, 25 July morning is glassy – WNW 3 mph, with a 7.9 ft SW swell at 14 seconds. Clean lines, but smaller. Afternoon gets a light cross-on from the ESE.

Sunday, 26 July stays in the 6.6–7.2 ft range with SW swell and light cross-on breezes. Not bad, but not firing.

Monday, 27 July is a drama. Morning delivers a strong offshore from the WSW at 25 mph. The swell is 6.6 ft, but that wind is so strong it’s going to be a nightmare to paddle into – you’ll be held in the lip. Only for the very fit and determined.

Tuesday, 28 July has 11.5 ft SSW swell but onshore E winds at 9–12 mph kill the quality. Lumpy, bumpy. This continues into midweek with onshore winds and fading swell.

From 30 July through to 31 July, the swell drops below 4.3 ft, with onshore winds blowing at 9–22 mph. Total waste of time. Surf is poor.

We hit a quiet spell until Saturday, 1 August morning. Glassy conditions return with a 4.6 ft SW swell – not big, but clean. The SSW breeze on Sunday, 2 August, stays light, but the swell drops to just 2.6–3.6 ft.

Monday, 3 August morning looks interesting – glassy once more, with a 5.2 ft SW swell at 14 seconds. Small but clean. Afternoon gets a bit of cross-on ruffle.

Then things tick up again on Wednesday, 5 August. Morning serves up a clean 7.9 ft SW swell at 15 seconds, light cross-off wind from the W. Afternoon gets stronger: 9.8 ft SW at 15 seconds, moderate offshore from the SW at 16 mph. That’s a solid day, clean and punchy, well overhead for most. Good for experienced surfers.

Thursday, 6 August keeps the 9.8 ft SW swell but with a fresh offshore at 22 mph in the morning. It’s clean but windy. Afternoon drops to 8.2 ft with a moderate offshore.

Friday, 7 August morning cleans up again – 7.2 ft SW at 13 seconds, light cross-off from the NW. Nice session. Afternoon gets a cross-on breeze.

And then, late in the window, we get something wild. Saturday, 8 August morning is clean with a moderate offshore and 5.6 ft. But the afternoon? A proper bomb: 18.0 ft WSW swell at 12 seconds. Combined energy reads 14593 – that’s enormous. Fresh offshore from the WSW at 19 mph. This is thick, heavy, and only for the elite. If you’re not charging, stay on the beach. This late in the forecast (8 August, over a week away) treat it as promising but not locked in.

For crowd: Super Tubes is *often* packed. When it’s this good, expect a lineup of chargers.

Best on offer: Friday, 24 July morning – biggest and cleanest of the period. The secondary standout is Wednesday, 5 August, with a solid deep-water groundswell and clean offshores in the afternoon.

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