Playa de Tres Piedras Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let me tell you about the surf down at Playa de Tres Piedras.

Right off the bat, it's a tough stretch. The water is a warm 76.1°F which is a good 3.6°F warmer than normal for this time of year, making it feel like a bath. The trouble is, the swell is just tiny. We’re looking at a long gap of nothing special. The first few days are all about weak, short-period windswell with barely enough energy to push a sea-lion around. The combined energy of all swells is a measly 10 (weak energy) on Sunday the 26th, and it doesn't get much better.

Monday the 27th morning is the first real glimmer of hope. The wind goes light offshore from the east at 6 mph, and the wave comment says "clean". The swell is a tiny 1.3ft from the west, and the period is a short 5 seconds, so it'll be weak, but clean enough for a beginner to get some practice on a foamie. The combined energy is only 9 (weak energy), so don't expect any power.

The stand-out, and I really mean the only stand-out in this forecast, is the early morning of Wednesday the 29th of July. The wind goes glassy, absolutely zero wind, and the sea will be like a mirror. The swell is a pathetic 0.7ft from the south, with a period of 4 seconds, and the combined energy is a paltry 1 (weak energy). It’s barely surfable, but if you were a dedicated beginner or a longboarder looking for a glide, that glassy condition is as good as it gets. Every other slot is a write-off.

After that, we get a run of poor surf conditions right through the first week of August. The swell stays tiny, under 2.6ft, with most of it being cross-onshore and choppy. There’s a moment on Thursday the 7th of August morning where the swell bumps up to 2.6ft from the west-northwest, but the wind is a fresh 19 mph cross-shore, creating a lumpy cross-chop. The combined energy hits 45 (weak energy) but the quality is just junk. The setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

The second week is more of the same. A few pulses of a little more energy, like on Monday the 10th of August afternoon with a combined energy of 47 (weak energy) and a 1.3ft swell from the west-northwest, but the wind is onshore at 16 mph. It’s a long-range promise of something that never quite delivers. For a beginner spot that is normally consistent, this is a rare blank run for the area. Patience is a virtue.

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