The Three Bears Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, dialing in from the coast. Let’s have a look at the next couple of weeks.

We’re starting off with a bit of a mixed bag. The first few days are looking a little average, but the real standout is shaping up for Sunday afternoon. The Three Bears (reef) is set to get some nice, clean waves.

The week starts off on Thursday morning, July 30th, with a 4 ft southwest swell, but the wind is a cross-off from the northeast. It’s clean, but the energy is a bit weak (938). The water is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year at 66°. Thursday afternoon sees the swell a little better at 4 ft, but it’s a cross-shore wind, so not the best.

Friday, July 31st, is a write-off. The swell jumps up to 7 ft in the morning and 8 ft in the afternoon, but with strong cross-on and onshore winds, it’s going to be a mess. Saturday the 1st of August is no better, with lumpy, choppy conditions from a strong onshore wind.

Then we get to Sunday, August 2nd. The wind drops out completely in the afternoon. It’s glassy. The swell is a solid 7 ft from the southwest with a period of 13 seconds, and the energy is moderate (1551). The waves are going to be clean and powerful, a real treat for experienced surfers. The Three Bears is a reef, so that long period is going to wrap in nicely. This is the best on offer.

Monday the 3rd sees the swell dropping to 5 ft, but the wind is light and cross-shore, so there might be a few clean ones in the morning. After that, the wind turns onshore and the forecast gets patchy. There are solid pulses of swell in the 8 ft to 10 ft range from the 4th to the 10th of August, but the wind is consistently onshore, cross-on, or strong, making for very poor conditions. The middle of the second week, around the 7th of August, the swell pushes to 13 ft, but with near gale-force winds, it’s going to be a full-on, blown-out mess. That’s more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddle session.

The surf does start to clean up a little towards the end of the run. On Sunday, August 9th, the swell is still 13 ft, but the wind is dropping to a moderate cross-shore, making it a bit more marginal. The best of the second week is likely on Sunday afternoon, the 9th of August, when the wind is cross-shore and the swell is from the southwest with a long period of 16 seconds. The energy is strong (7188), but it’s still a big, powerful wave for experts only. The rest of the second week is a mix of strong winds and big, messy swells, with little to get excited about.

So, to sum it up: grab your Sunday afternoon session on August 2nd at The Three Bears. That’s the one. The rest of the run is a waiting game for the wind to play ball.

Rusty.

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