Playa de Tres Piedras Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, and I’ve got to be straight with you—this outlook for Playa de Tres Piedras is a tough one. We’re looking at a 16-day window, and honestly, there’s not a single session that’s worth paddling out for. The swell is tiny, the energy is weak, and most days are a write-off for a proper wave. You’ll see a lot of flat spells and poor conditions, so don’t expect much.

The water’s sitting at 77° with an anomaly of 5°—that’s much warmer than normal for this time of year, so at least you won’t need a thick wetsuit, but that’s about the only bright spot.

The first few days, from Saturday the 29th of August right through the start of September, are all duds. Saturday morning shows a tiny 1.0ft swell from the WNW, with a combined energy of just 30 (weak), and it’s cross-off wind from the NNE at 9 mph making it clean, but there’s nothing to ride. The afternoon turns choppy with a cross-on breeze. Sunday the 30th morning is glassy with WSW wind at 3 mph, but the swell is only 1ft and energy is a pathetic 7. It’s clean but flat. Monday the 31st and Tuesday the 1st of September follow the same pattern—tiny swells, poor surf, and nothing to grab. The whole week is a bust.

We hit a brief gap in the middle of the week. Wednesday the 2nd of September morning is glassy again with a 2ft swell, but the energy is only 11, and it’s just not enough. Thursday the 3rd morning has a 0.7ft swell and offshore wind from the ENE at 6 mph, but the energy is a measly 2. It’s clean but hopeless. Friday the 4th and Saturday the 5th are similarly flat, with SSE swells under 1.0ft and energy in the single digits.

Then, around Sunday the 6th of September, we see a tiny bump. The morning has a 1ft SSE swell with energy at 11, and it’s clean with cross-off wind. The afternoon picks up a 2ft swell from the south, energy at 21, but it’s cross-on and choppy. Still, it’s not worth a paddle. The following week, from Monday the 7th to Saturday the 12th, the swell stays small—0.7ft to 2ft—with energy peaking at 25 on the 9th afternoon. That’s still weak, and the wind is often onshore or cross-onshore, messing up what little there is. The 13th of September wraps it up with a 0.7ft SSE swell and a long-period 15-second swell, but the energy is only 19, and it’s onshore and choppy. That long-period groundswell might sound good, but it’s too small and the wind kills it.

If you’re a kite surfer, the afternoons with cross-on winds and some chop might look interesting, but for paddle surfing, this is a total blank run. Playa de Tres Piedras is a consistent beginner-friendly spot, so it’s a bit of a shock to see it this quiet, but it happens. Forecasts can change, so keep an eye on it, but right now, there’s nothing to get excited about.

Rusty.

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