Tercera Ponte Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Hey, Rusty here. Lookin' at the 16-day picture for Tercera Ponte, and I gotta be honest, it's a rough one. The break is set up to catch swell from the south, but all the energy and wind for the next couple weeks is comin' from the east and southeast, which just messes up the quality. We're in for a long stretch of nothin' before a single decent window shows up.

From Saturday the 25th of July, it's a total dud. Tiny waves, around 2 to 3 feet, with a weak 7-second period and ugly onshore winds. The swell energy is low, just in the double digits up to about 115, tellin' you there's no punch. Water temp is a nice 78°, about normal for this time, but you won't be enjoying it. Day after day, it’s "poor surf conditions." The morning of Thursday the 30th is clean but with a minuscule 2ft wave. Not worth the walk.

The first tiny flicker of life is on the morning of Friday the 31st. The wind goes totally glassy, dead calm. The swell is still small, about 2ft, but with a mirror-flat surface, you might snag a few weak little rides. The report calls it "surfable but very ordinary." That's the "best" we got for over a week, which is sayin' somethin'.

Into August, the swell picks up but the wind ruins it. By Saturday the 1st, we're lookin' at 4ft waves, but a moderate onshore wind turns it into choppy junk. The energy climbs to the 160s, but it's ugly. This pattern holds until Monday the 3rd of August. That morning, the wind goes light and cross-offshore from the west, cleaning up a 3ft easterly swell with an 8-second period. The combined energy is a solid 220, and the report finally says "expect good surf conditions." This is your one and only standout in the whole 16 days. Tercera Ponte will be clean and fun, perfect for a beginner. Expect crowds, because this spot is consistent and everyone will be on it.

After that Monday, it's game over. The wind cranks onshore again from Tuesday the 4th, and the swell gets bigger and uglier. By the 7th and 8th of August, it's massive – 8ft to 10ft waves – but the wind is howling at 15 to 22 mph from the same direction, turning it into a lumpy, dangerous mess. The energy jumps into the 1300s and 1600s – very powerful – but for experts only, and honestly, it looks better for kite-surfing than paddling. The morning of Sunday the 9th is "marginal" with 8ft waves, but it’s still not good.

So, there's a huge gap of no-good surf from the start until the end of July, and another gap from the 4th of August onward. Your only shot at a real session is Monday morning, the 3rd of August. Circle that one, 'cause the rest of the outlook is a washout.

Rusty.

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