The Three Bears Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again, but I’m looking at the same setup in feet and miles per hour.

The Three Bears is a reef break, exposed to southwest swell, and it’s a consistent wave that works for beginners when it’s small, but when it gets chunky, it’s a beast. Water temp is about average for the time of year at 66°, nothing weird.

We got a slow start. Tuesday the 21st isn’t much. You’ve got chest-high 6ft southwest swell, but that southerly 9 mph cross-breeze is putting a little chop on it, and the energy is moderate but not clean enough to get excited about (1075). That afternoon gets messier.

The first real standout is Wednesday the 22nd. Morning is the window. You’ve got a solid 7ft southwest groundswell – period’s a proper 13 seconds, that’s a lot of energy (1811). And the wind? Clean offshore out of the east at just 6 mph. The water will be smooth, the reef will be working. This is for the experienced crew though – that size gets serious. The afternoon holds size (7ft) but goes cross, so morning is the pick.

Thursday the 23rd is a sneaky good one. Morning has decent 6ft swell with a 14-second period, and though the wind is a cross-off, the real magic is Thursday afternoon. The swell drops a bit to 5ft, but it goes glassy. Absolutely dead calm. If you can get out there in a dead calm like that, those southwest lines will be peeling beautifully. That’s a real treat.

Friday the 24th is small, only about 4ft, but the winds are workable, especially in the afternoon with a light 6 mph cross-off. It’s rideable but not a standout.

Saturday the 25th is a write-off. Wind is howling 16 mph, and it goes cross and choppy. Sunday the 26th is properly ugly – a big 10ft swell on the way out, but it’s getting smashed by 28 mph cross-onshore winds (3451 energy). That’s a kite day, not a paddle day. Leave it.

Monday the 27th is a nice recovery. 7ft swell, clean cross-off in the morning, but the real banger is Monday afternoon. You’ve got 6ft of southwest swell, period 12 seconds, and it goes full offshore from the east at 16 mph. Energy is 1104 – solid, clean, and that’s an excellent session for anyone who knows what they’re doing.

Tuesday the 28th and Wednesday the 29th are steady, with the 17-second period swell on Wednesday morning being notable (955), but strong winds keep it from being perfect. Wednesday afternoon, though – 4ft, 17-second groundswell from the southwest, and only 6 mph wind. That long period will be super consistent at this reef.

Thursday the 30th is the absolute sleeper pick. Afternoon, 2ft of wave height, but it’s from the west with a 20-second period, and it’s glassy. Zero wind. That’s a long-period groundswell on a reef – tiny but perfect lines. The energy is only 719, but for a log or a fish, that’s pure magic.

We get a couple of small, ordinary days to kick off August. The 1st is flat-ish with 2ft, and the 2nd sees a messy 12ft northwest groundswell hit, but with 22-28 mph onshore winds, it’s blown out.

Now, the big one, more than a week out. Monday, August the 3rd, into Tuesday the 4th. Huge numbers. On Monday morning, the combined energy hits 7636 on a 13ft southwest swell with a 15-second period. That is massive. Wind is cross-off, so it’s clean, but this is for absolute experts only – the paddle out is a mission, and the power is intense. Tuesday afternoon looks slightly smaller but with an 8037 energy reading. Big-wave chargers only.

The standout of the whole run is still Wednesday morning the 22nd for the first week – that offshore, 7ft, 13-second groundswell is as good as it gets. And if you want the tiny, glassy magic, Thursday the 30th afternoon is the one.

Rusty, out.

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