Tubes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the table for Tubes over the next couple of weeks. It's a mixed bag, but there are a couple of truly epic windows if you're willing to wait.

We kick off with a bit of a flat spot. The first real action that's any good is on Saturday morning, July 25th. The Tubes are showing a solid 8ft SSW groundswell with a lengthy 13-second period, and the combined energy is pumping at 2226. The wind is glassy from the west, so it's going to be clean as a whistle. This is excellent surf, but at that size, it's really for the experienced crew. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there. The wind stays light and cross-shore through the afternoon as the swell bumps up to 10ft, but the tide and conditions get a bit questionable, so morning is the window.

The rest of the weekend and start of the week are pretty grim. Strong winds and onshore conditions mess up the surf from Sunday through Thursday. The swell is there, but the wind just ruins it. Tuesday the 28th sees a big 12ft SSW swell with long 15-second periods, but with a moderate onshore breeze, it's a washing machine. The combined energy is huge at 4791, but it's not for paddling.

Things start to turn around on Saturday, August 1st. A clean 8ft ESE swell fills in, and the morning is glassy again. It's not massive, but the conditions are so good – glassy and clean – that it's a real highlight for a fun session. The combined energy is a solid 1443, meaning moderate, fun waves. The afternoon holds with light offshore winds and an 8ft swell.

But the real standout, the one to circle on your calendar, is the first week of August. Starting Thursday the 6th, it gets proper serious. On Thursday afternoon, a 10ft SW groundswell (14 seconds) combines with clean cross-offshore winds. The energy is a massive 4119 – strong and powerful. This continues into Friday, August 7th, which looks like the absolute best day of the whole period. We're talking 12ft SW swell, a 14-second period, and light offshore winds in the morning. The combined energy is over 5000 (5090 to be exact). This is world-class, critical reef surf. It’s only for experts, and it will be thick and powerful. The long period means it'll be walling up perfectly at this reef and point setup, with long lulls between sets for paddling out.

Saturday the 8th sees the swell peak at 16ft from the west-southwest, but the period drops to 10 seconds, making it a bit lumpy and messy. Sunday the 9th is another excellent, clean day with a 13ft swell and offshore winds, keeping the expert-level action going into the second week.

So, to sum it up: the first week is a write-off aside from the first Saturday morning. Then we get a fantastic, clean window from August 1st, leading into an incredible, heavy swell window from August 6th through the 9th. Don't sleep on those August dates.

Rusty.

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