Surf Forecasts:
The Three Bears surf forecast from 2 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 7 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period, WSW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 6 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period, WSW swell with 7,711 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 7 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s 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 Monday (Sep 07) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.5m and 17s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at The Three Bears in the next 16 days are 3.5m 17s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 06) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Mon 7th Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 17s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Mon 7th Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sun 6th Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Three Bears over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s get you the rundown for The Three Bears.
It’s going to be a bit of a tease over the next few days. We’ve got size on the way, but the wind is gonna be all over the place, keeping things pretty messy. We're looking at some solid WSW groundswell pushing in, with combined energy readings up in the thousands – like 3635 to start – so there’s plenty of juice, but it's just not lining up with clean conditions.
The first real standouts don’t come until the second week. The opening days are a write-off with cross-onshore winds and lumpy seas. There’s a big pulse Friday the 4th with the swell hitting 13ft, but the wind is just going to wreck it. Then the wind stays messy through that first weekend. It’s not until Monday the 7th that the wind eases off, and we get a small window of clean conditions with a bit of an offshore touch and swell still a solid 10ft. But that afternoon the wind swings back onshore.
There's another little window on the morning of Tuesday the 8th, with a gentle offshore wind and the swell pushing 10ft at a 17-second period. That's a proper groundswell, and it’ll be clean, but the window is short. The bigger, cleaner standouts are further out. The morning of Saturday the 12th looks like a gem with a light cross-offshore breeze, a clean 10ft of swell, and excellent conditions. Then the morning of Sunday the 13th, while smaller at just over 6ft, will be glassy with a light cross-offshore touch – a classic morning session.
Now, the real standout, the one that could be special, is looking like Thursday the 17th. The swell is still a healthy 11ft+ with a 17-second period, and the wind is forecast to be totally glassy with almost no breeze. This could be the pick of the whole run, one of those rare, flawless days. The wave energy is still up there, which is solid.
Things get big mid-period, on the 15th, but it’s a problem. Swell predictions are up to 20ft plus, and that’s just too much size for this break. It’s a classic case of too much of a good thing. Beyond that, the swell settles back down, but the winds start to move onshore again.
So, if you’re looking for the best, I’d be penciling in that early morning session of the 12th, and that Thursday the 17th is looking like the real standout. For a spot that's usually consistent, we have to sift through some wind to get there. It’s not often we get a forecast that’s this clean and solid, so keep an eye on it.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Thu night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Sat night, light winds from the SE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2288 | 2265 | 2623 | 3009 | 2243 | 2703 | 5593 | 7245 | 4522 | 1849 | 3051 | 4782 | 3775 | 4580 | 6138 | 3957 | 3253 | 3130 | 4484 | 4492 | 3652 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 00:23AM0.63m | 1:20AM0.65m | 3:44AM0.66m | 5:29AM0.69m | 6:41AM0.71m | 7:38AM0.72m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:49PM0.22m | 1:46PM0.13m | 2:13PM0.06m | 2:46PM0.00m | 3:20PM-0.02m | 3:54PM-0.01m | 4:24PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | W 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | SW 22 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 2288 | 2265 | 2623 | 3009 | 2243 | — | 3493 | 7245 | 4522 | 1849 | 377 | 19 | 3775 | 4580 | 6138 | 3957 | 3253 | 3130 | 4484 | 4492 | 3652 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 248 | 1877 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | — | — | — | W 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 14 | — | — | WNW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1347 | — | — | — | 166 | 2703 | 5593 | — | — | 475 | 3051 | 4782 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1305 | 4 | 4 | 224 | 269 | 654 | 2011 | 4 | 224 | 224 | 2752 | 1686 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 32 |
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