Super Tubes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the menu.

First off, I’ve got to be straight with you – the start of this run is a bit of a write-off. We’re looking at Super Tubes, and man, from Wednesday the 29th of July right through to Saturday the 1st of August, it’s just poor surf. The wind is all wrong, mostly onshore or choppy, and the sea state is messy. That’s a solid four days of nothing to get excited about.

But hang in there, because it starts to turn. On Sunday the 2nd of August, the morning brings a glassy calm with the wind going totally still. The swell is a clean 3 ft from the SW with a 13-second period, giving us a moderate wave energy (347). It’s not big, but it’s clean, and the conditions are described as “good”. That’s the first real window.

Then Monday the 3rd of August morning – that’s your standout. The wind is absolutely dead calm, glassy as a mirror. The swell bumps up a touch to 4 ft, still SW, still 13 seconds, and the energy is climbing to 767. This is “very good” surf. The water temp is sitting at 65°F, which is about normal for this time of year, no big anomaly there. This is the best session of the first week, hands down. The wind is perfect, the swell is solid, and Super Tubes is a reef and point set-up that likes that SW direction. Just be aware, crowds are "often" here, so you’ll have company.

Tuesday the 4th of August keeps it going with offshore winds in the morning, then a gentle offshore breeze in the afternoon. The swell drops a bit to 3 ft, but it’s still clean. Wednesday the 5th of August morning is another glassy one, small but fun.

Now, look out for Thursday the 6th of August. The swell cranks up to 10 ft in the morning and 13 ft in the afternoon, still from the SW. The wind goes strong offshore, but the comment says “hard to paddle into.” That’s expert territory. You’re looking at strong to very strong wave energy (2760 and 5528). The afternoon is a “fresh offshore and clean” but only for the brave.

Friday the 7th of August is the big one. The morning is glassy, 15 ft of SW swell, with a 12-second period. The energy is 5521 – that’s massive. This is “excellent” for experienced surfers, but a word of warning: that’s way over 8 ft, so it’s experts only. The afternoon stays clean, 13 ft, and the wind is cross-offshore. This is the best big swell window we’ve got.

Saturday the 8th of August morning drops to a still-chunky 8 ft, clean and cross-offshore. Still excellent for experienced surfers, but the afternoon gets a bit cross-onshore, so morning is your pick.

The second week (from around the 10th of August) has some more pulses, with Thursday the 13th of August showing a 10 ft, 15-second groundswell from the SW. That’s a very long period, which will make Super Tubes (a reef and point) really line up, but the wind is fresh offshore, so it’s clean but powerful. This one is promising, but being a week and a half out, it’s less certain.

Overall, the best on offer is Monday the 3rd of August morning for the clean, glassy, medium-sized surf, and Friday the 7th of August for the big, clean, expert-level groundswell. Don’t bother with the first few days.

Rusty.

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