The Three Bears Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, pull up a log and grab a brew. Rusty here with the full picture for the The Three Bears (The-Three-Bears). It's a reef set-up, consistent, and exposed to the SW. We're looking at a real mixed bag over the next couple of weeks, with a gap of quiet days at the very back end of the run, so let's get into it.

We kick off Friday the 21st of August. The morning is the standout early call. It's clean as a whistle with a light offshore breeze from the East, 9 mph. You've got a solid 8 ft of WSW groundswell rolling in with a long 15-second period. The energy level is pumping at (2772) moderate wave energy. This is proper stuff for experienced surfers – the size (over 8 ft) and the power mean this is strictly for the crew who know what they're doing. The water temp feels about average for the time of year here. The afternoon sees the wind swing cross-shore, and while the swell holds, it gets a bit jumbled.

Saturday the 22nd and Sunday the 23rd are write-offs. The wind is up, cross-shore and lumpy, and the quality drops right off. The swell drops a bit to around 6 ft to 7 ft, but it's a messy cross-chop. Not worth paddling out.

Monday morning the 24th brings a tease. The wind goes light and offshore from the NE, 6 mph, and the surf cleans right up. We've got 8 ft of WSW groundswell with a 14-second period, and the energy is (2050). It's a clean session for the experienced on the bigger sets, but don't expect perfection all day as the afternoon wind turns onshore.

Then we hit a proper flat spell. From Tuesday the 25th right through until Tuesday the 1st of September, conditions are poor. The wind is howling onshore or cross-onshore most days, turning things into a lumpy, choppy mess. The swell sticks around in the 6 ft to 8 ft range, but the quality is zero. The set-up looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing during this stretch. There are a couple of days with big numbers, like the 26th of August with a massive 13 ft, 19-second groundswell and an energy reading of (11365), but the onshore wind just ruins it. Wednesday the 26th morning is clean, but with 13 ft of swell and a very long 19-second period, that’s only for absolute experts and the wave will be walled up and straight on the reef. Not one for most.

We get a bit of a tease on the morning of Wednesday the 3rd of September. It clears up with a light cross-onshore breeze, 6 mph. The swell is a solid 12 ft of WSW groundswell with a 17-second period and energy of (6479). It’s on the big side, borderline for anyone but experts, but it’s the cleanest wave we’ve seen in over a week.

After that, it gets messy again through the 4th and 5th. The morning of Saturday the 5th of September shows a promising 12 ft of WSW groundswell, an 18-second period, and a very light cross-onshore wind of 3 mph, giving an energy reading of (6401). That’s a long-range promise, but it’s still cross-onshore, so keep an eye on it.

In short, if you’re an experienced surfer, the absolute best bet is the Friday morning the 21st of August for clean, big, powerful lines. The Wednesday morning the 26th of August has the size and the clean wind, but it's a beast. The rest of the window is mostly a windy, lumpy struggle, with a few promising but distant glimmers right at the end.

Stay stoked.

Rusty.

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