Surf Forecasts:
The Three Bears surf forecast from 24 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 29 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 26 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 18s period, WSW swell with 10,201 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 29 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 19s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Three Bears this week:
The surf forecast for The Three Bears over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 2PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.0m and 19s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at The Three Bears in the next 16 days are 4.0m 18s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2PM (Sat 29th Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 19s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Sat 29th Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Wed 26th Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Three Bears over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at the next two weeks for The Three Bears. It’s a real mixed picture: a big pulse of swell mid-week, then a lot of wind to deal with. The true standout is a short window over the weekend where the stars align.
We start Tuesday morning with some light rain and a stiff 45 km/h wind out of the north-northwest, making a mess of a 4ft swell. Not worth paddling. That afternoon the wind stays strong and the swell jumps to 8ft, but it’s still a cross-onshore mess. Wednesday morning brings a much bigger 13ft groundswell with a very long 18-second period, but the wind is crossing from the south at 12 mph, creating a cross-chop. It’s big and powerful, but only marginal. By Wednesday afternoon the wind shifts cross-offshore from the south at 19 mph, and the 13ft swell holds with a 17-second period. It’s clean, but this is heavy stuff – over 8ft, so experts only at this reef. The combined energy is ripping at 9466, a strong reading.
Thursday stays clean with cross-off winds, but the swell drops to 10ft and then 8ft through the day. The wind is up to 22 mph though, putting a fresh breeze on it and pushing quality down. Friday fades further with 5ft to 5ft swell, still clean but the energy has dropped into the hundreds (773). It’s weak.
Here’s your best bet. Saturday morning stays clean with a cross-off breeze, but the swell is only 4ft. However, Saturday afternoon sees the wind drop to a light 6 mph from the south-southeast, the sky clears, and a nice 7ft groundswell, with an 18-second period, lines up. The water temp is about 65°, which is normal for this time of year. This is excellent surf for experienced surfers. The combined energy is a strong 2800. Sunday morning is another beauty – clear skies, light offshore northeast breeze at 6 mph, and a 8ft WSW groundswell with a 16-second period. The energy reads a strong 2682. This is your weekend to get out there. The swell direction is WSW and the optimum here is SW, so it’s slightly off the ideal, but clean waves over 7ft are a real treat.
The start of the next week gets messy. Monday morning has a glassy 6ft swell with a 17-second period from a light offshore WNW wind, but the wind state is unknown, so treat it as a maybe. That afternoon the wind swings onshore and it turns choppy. Tuesday the 1st of September shows another nice-looking morning with a clean 7ft swell and a 15-second period, with a light offshore NNE breeze. That’s a solid option, and the long period on this reef is actually a good thing.
From that Tuesday afternoon onward, the outlook trends downhill fast. A lot of onshore wind, building to gale force by the 6th of September with 13ft swells and 37 mph winds – completely blown out. Early morning on the 8th of September offers a brief moment of hope: a 6ft swell with a light offshore ESE wind and clean conditions. The 9th of September morning also looks decent with a small 4ft, 16-second groundswell and a clean cross-off breeze. But after that, the wind and swell remain messy and uncooperative for the rest of the window.
To sum it up: the weekend of the 29th and 30th of August is your prime time, with Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning being the clear standouts. The first week of September has a couple of fleeting clean windows, but nothing that rivals that weekend.
Catch you out there,
Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Fri morning, light winds from the SSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 13 | W 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
610 | 1783 | 4020 | 10201 | 9466 | 6124 | 4190 | 2948 | 1405 | 751 | 536 | 256 | 1301 | 2800 | 3592 | 2682 | 2179 | 2002 | 2164 | 2709 | 2441 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:27AM0.69m | 8:59AM0.68m | 11:34PM0.34m | 9:29AM0.64m | 11:19PM0.37m | 9:58AM0.59m | 11:15PM0.42m | 10:25AM0.51m | 11:17PM0.48m | 10:45AM0.43m | 11:28PM0.54m | ||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:45PM0.08m | 4:56PM0.10m | 5:02PM0.14m | 2:04AM0.32m | 5:04PM0.17m | 3:14AM0.31m | 5:04PM0.22m | 4:16AM0.30m | 5:00PM0.25m | 5:21AM0.29m | 4:47PM0.28m | ||||||||||
6:48 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | |
— | 5:57 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | W 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
441 | 1783 | 4020 | 10201 | 9466 | 6124 | 4190 | 2948 | 1405 | 751 | 536 | 256 | 1301 | 2800 | 3592 | 2682 | 2179 | 2002 | 2164 | 2709 | 2441 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | — | WSW 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 21 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | W 20 | — | — | — |
610 | — | 359 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 37 | 180 | 169 | — | — | — | — | 125 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 26 | WSW 23 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 54 | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 7 | W 15 | — | — | — | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — |
140 | 427 | 2689 | — | — | — | 19 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 34 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 241 | 269 | 224 | 5 | 65 | 1686 | 1312 | 1686 | 534 | 630 | 48 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 8 |
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Information about the The Three Bears Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for The Three Bears provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at The Three Bears can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our The Three Bears surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (The Three Bears) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for The Three Bears may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
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