Tubes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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

We’ve got a solid run of surf coming up, starting this Sunday the 19th of July. The overall pattern is a consistent, moderate-sized SW groundswell that builds through the week, with a couple of real standout days that’ll have you frothing. The water temp is about average for the time of year, so a normal spring suit should do you fine.

The first few days are good but not epic. Sunday morning the 19th sees clean 5 ft SW swell at Tubes, with a light offshore breeze. The swell energy is moderate (873). By Sunday afternoon, the wind picks up a bit, but it’s still offshore, and the swell bumps to 6 ft, with energy climbing to 1170. Monday the 20th is a step up – morning surf is 8 ft from the WSW with a cross-offshore breeze, and the energy is strong (1606). The waves will be powerful and clean. The real magic starts to show on Tuesday the 21st. Tuesday morning is glassy, with a long-period 6 ft SW groundswell (15 seconds) and a very high energy reading of 1544. That’s a beautiful, clean morning for a point break or reef setup like Tubes. The long period will give you proper, lined-up waves with good gaps between sets.

Now, here’s the standout. Friday the 24th of July is a big one. Friday morning delivers a 13 ft SSW groundswell with a 16-second period and a massive energy reading of 7429. The wind is glassy. This is proper, powerful groundswell for experienced surfers only; anything over 8 ft is expert territory, and this is well above that. The swell direction matches the optimum for Tubes, so it’ll be a freight train. That’s the best day on offer, no question. Saturday the 25th is still excellent for experts, with a glassy 10 ft SW swell and energy of 2960, but Friday is the peak.

After the weekend, the swell drops back. Sunday the 26th is still rideable at 6 ft, but the wind turns onshore, making it choppy. The following week sees a couple of windows of clean, smaller surf on the 1st and 2nd of August, with 6 ft to 6 ft SSW swell and light offshore winds, but the energy is lower (around 800-900). There’s a big spike of 10 ft on the 3rd of August, but the wind is cross-onshore, spoiling it. Overall, the first week is the go, with Friday the 24th being the absolute standout. Tubes can get crowded, so for that Friday morning, get there early.

Rusty

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