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Pacific Coast Highway, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California
Super Tubes. Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Super Tubes

Surf spot · United States

Is it worth the trip?

37Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Tue 3: 3 ft swell at 11 s, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 56 out of 100

Swell
3 ft11 shollow
Energy
201kJ
Wind
N 4 kn
Temp
19°C

Wed 4 · 42 out of 100

Swell
2 ft12 shollow
Energy
113kJ
Wind
ENE 3 kn
Temp
20°C

Thu 5 · 34 out of 100

Swell
3 ft8 shollow
Energy
137kJ
Wind
NNE 4 kn
Temp
23°C

Fri 6 · 29 out of 100

Swell
2 ft12 shollow
Energy
62kJ
Wind
NE 5 kn
Temp
25°C

Sat 7 · 27 out of 100

Swell
2 ft12 shollow
Energy
62kJ
Wind
ENE 8 kn
Temp
26°C

Sun 8 · 26 out of 100

Swell
1 ft12 shollow
Energy
49kJ
Wind
ESE 3 kn
Temp
25°C

Mon 9 · 18 out of 100

Swell
1 ft12 shollow
Energy
37kJ
Wind
SE 3 kn
Temp
23°C

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 271, good
  2. Tue 356, fair
  3. Wed 442, too small
  4. Thu 534, poor
  5. Fri 629, too small
  6. Sat 727, too small
  7. Sun 826, too small
  8. Mon 918, too small
  9. Tue 1015, too small
  10. Wed 1131, too small

The spot in five facts

  • Faces Stakes swell from the S
  • Offshore: Nwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 3–10 ftof swell
  • Water 18 °C2 mm shorty

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.

Super Tubes does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Super Tubes, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 2Nov71, good3 ft13 shollow5 ft at break (est.)245kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore20°C
Tue 3Nov56, fair3 ft11 shollow5 ft at break (est.)201kJwind from the north, 4 knots, offshore19°C
Wed 4Nov42, too small2 ft12 shollow4 ft at break (est.)113kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots20°C
Thu 5Nov34, poor3 ft8 shollow3 ft at break (est.)137kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore23°C
Fri 6Nov29, too small2 ft12 shollow3 ft at break (est.)62kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore25°C
Sat 7Nov27, too small2 ft12 shollow3 ft at break (est.)62kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, offshore26°C
Sun 8Nov26, too small1 ft12 shollow3 ft at break (est.)49kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots25°C
Mon 9Nov18, too small1 ft12 shollow2 ft at break (est.)37kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots23°C
Tue 10Nov15, too small1 ft11 shollow2 ft at break (est.)28kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots22°C
Wed 11Nov31, too small2 ft12 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.)90kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore22°C

Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More

Tide

  • Mon 2 NovHigh 04:39 +0.4 mLow 09:49 −0.1 mHigh 15:27 +0.6 mLow 22:28 −0.8 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 05:18 +0.6 mLow 11:07 −0.3 mHigh 16:50 +0.5 mLow 23:18 −0.8 m
  • Wed 4 NovHigh 05:53 +0.7 mLow 12:05 −0.5 mHigh 17:57 +0.5 m

Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

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Photos of Super Tubes

Point Mugu State Beach
Photo: Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area from USA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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About Super Tubes

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces S (198°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (18°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 6). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 14°C in March, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 21°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Port Hueneme. Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots.

Water about 18°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,190–US$2,150 each

about US$1,190–US$2,150 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to LAX, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$248–US$517
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$302–US$503
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$637
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$148–US$242
Totalabout US$1,190–US$2,150

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: 3 towns

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Closest

Port Hueneme

about 30 min by car · 7 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 7 places to stay in Port Hueneme · Booking.com

About Port Hueneme its beds, food and every spot near it

Nearest beds: Port Hueneme, 15 km (about 30 min by car)

About US$114 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 7h 30m

About 7h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → LAX, direct, then 1h 25m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

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