Playa de Tres Piedras Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Playa de Tres Piedras. I’ll be straight with you – it’s a bit of a quiet run over the next 16 days. We’re getting a consistent but very small pulse of west and west-northwest swell, but the size is tiny, the shape is poor, and the conditions are mostly messy. There’s nothing here that’s going to get the heart racing. For a beginner-friendly spot that’s consistent, this is a frustrating stretch. The water temp is about average for the time of year, so no surprises there.

Let’s start with the end of July. Thursday the 30th sees a tiny 1.0ft to 1ft west swell with a weak period around 3 to 4 seconds and combined energy of just 5 to 7 – that’s weak stuff. The morning is glassy and calm, but the afternoon gets a cross-onshore wind that chops it up. Friday the 31st is similar: glassy morning with 1ft west swell, but again the afternoon goes cross-onshore and choppy. It’s not worth paddling out.

Moving into August, Saturday the 1st has a clean morning with a cross-offshore breeze and a 0.7ft west swell with a longer period of 9 seconds. The combined energy is still only 9, so it’s tiny and weak – barely a ripple. Sunday the 2nd brings a bit more push with combined energy climbing to 21 in the morning and 34 in the afternoon, but the swell is still only 1.0ft to 1ft and the wind is messy – cross-onshore in the morning and direct onshore in the afternoon. Not fun.

Monday the 3rd through to Wednesday the 5th sees the swell nudging up to 2ft to 3ft from the west-northwest, with periods short at 4 seconds. The combined energy sits in the moderate range (17 to 33), but every session is plagued by cross-onshore or direct onshore wind. The wave comment is consistently “poor surf conditions.” Thursday the 6th has the highest combined energy so far at 45 in the morning with a 3ft west-northwest swell, but again, cross-onshore wind and a short 5-second period leave it choppy and crumbly. The afternoon goes onshore and drops to 1.0ft.

Friday the 7th and Saturday the 8th remain a write-off – small, short-period west swells in the 1.0ft to 2ft range, with combined energy around 23 to 38, but the wind is either cross-onshore or light and messy. It’s all “poor surf conditions.”

Now, Sunday the 9th of August is the closest we get to a standout, but even that’s a stretch. We’ve got a 3ft west-northwest swell with a period of 6 seconds and combined energy of 104 – that’s the first time we crack triple digits. The morning has a gentle cross-shore breeze, so it’s not completely blown out. It’s still a short-period swell, so the waves will be a bit fat and lacking punch, but for a beginner spot, it might offer the most rideable waves of the whole outlook. The afternoon goes cross-onshore and choppy again, so the morning window is your only shot.

Monday the 10th has a clean morning with a cross-offshore breeze and a 3ft west-northwest swell, period 5 seconds, combined energy 46. It’s small and clean, but not powerful. From there, Tuesday the 11th through to Friday the 14th fades back into small, weak, and windy conditions – 2ft to 3ft, periods 4 to 9 seconds, combined energy 13 to 46, all with messy wind.

So, to wrap it up: there is no proper surf in this 16-day window. The best you can hope for is a tiny, weak, short-period wave with iffy conditions. The only real nod goes to the morning of Sunday the 9th of August, when the swell bumps up to 3ft and the combined energy hits 104, with a gentler cross-shore wind. That’s the pick, but it’s still not great. Honestly, this stretch looks more interesting for a light-wind kite session than paddle surfing.

Keep your eyes on the charts, lads. It tends not to stay this poor for long around here.

Rusty

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