Tubes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright mates, let's break it down. It's a slow burner at Tubes, but the second week is packing some serious heat. Let's talk through it.

Starting off on Friday 3rd July, there's some swell but the conditions are rubbish. The water's about 64°F, a bit chilly for this time of year. We've got a 7ft SE swell (2159 combined energy), but that cross-shore wind is kicking up a bit of chop and the tides aren't doing us any favors. Not worth getting wet for.

The whole first weekend is pretty flat and messy. Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th are dropping in size with cross-shore breezes messing things up. The best bit is Sunday afternoon—a clean 4ft ESE swell (860 combined energy) with a light cross-offshore wind. You can surf it, but it's nothing special.

Then we get to the real action. Monday 6th July morning is the first genuine standout. We're looking at a clean 7ft SW groundswell (1542 combined energy) with dead glassy conditions. Tubes works best when the swell is from the SSW, and this is right in the zone. It's a consistent, intermediate wave, but expect a few other folks in the water. This is your morning session for this week.

Tuesday 7th July is solid too. The morning offers a clean 7ft SW swell (1362 combined energy) with a cross-offshore breeze, and the afternoon goes fully offshore from the SW. That's a full day of good surf.

Wednesday 8th July the swell really starts to pump. By the afternoon we're looking at a meaty 10ft SW swell (3290 combined energy) with clean wind. That's over 8ft, so it's expert territory. The period is 13 seconds, a proper groundswell that will love this reef and point break.

Thursday 9th July gets even bigger, hitting 12ft from the SSW (4602 combined energy) with a 15-second period. That's a very long-period groundswell—full of power, but it might wall up a bit. Still, at Tubes it should be excellent. The winds are a little tricky, though.

The second week builds to an absolute monster. Thursday 16th July afternoon is the best of the whole 16 days. We're talking a massive 18ft SW swell (8004 combined energy) with a light cross-offshore wind. That's an incredible amount of energy, and it's only for the hardcore experts. The conditions are clean, the direction is perfect. The run holds into Friday 17th July morning, with a 13ft SW swell (4532 combined energy) going glassy. Huge, powerful, and clean—expert only.

Crowds at Tubes can be a thing sometimes, and with this quality, the line-up will be busy. But for the experienced surfer, Thursday 16th and Friday 17th are the days. Long-range, so don't book the time off just yet, but the potential is off the charts.

Rusty.

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