Three Peaks Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking for the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – it’s a grim start. We’re looking at a solid dry spell. There’s nothing worth paddling out for right now, and it’s gonna be a long wait. The first proper chance of a wave doesn’t show up until Saturday the 26th of July, and even then, it’s not going to be pretty. We’re looking at a gap of a few days with absolutely nothing on offer.

The only real standout in this entire 16-day window looks like it could be a late Sunday morning session on the 27th of July. The swell is small but clean, and the wind is light, so it might be the cleanest and most pleasant time to be out. But overall, it’s a pretty bleak picture.

Let’s run through the details, starting with Three Peaks. The water temperature is a notable 69°, which is 8° warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s very unusual and feels like you’re surfing in a bathtub.

Thursday the 24th of July morning is glassy, but the swell is a pathetic 0.3 ft. It’s a no-go.

Friday the 25th of July stays small and choppy. Saturday the 26th of July afternoon sees a pulse of 3 ft, but it’s a short period windswell of 5 seconds coming from the west, with a cross-onshore wind. The combined energy is only 57 – weak. It’s just messy.

Now, Sunday the 27th of July morning is the one to watch. The swell picks up to 5 ft from the west, with a period of 7 seconds. The wind is a cross 19 mph, so it’s going to be lumpy. The combined energy jumps to 225 (moderate), so there’s some power there, but it’s a short period and the wind is a fresh cross-shore. It’s not going to be clean, but it’s the biggest push of the period. The afternoon is more of the same.

Monday the 28th of July morning drops back to 3 ft with a light cross-shore, but that’s your best bet for a clean ride. The wind is light, so it’ll be less of a battle than the day before.

The rest of the week is a slow decline back to tiny, weak, and choppy. We get a brief uptick on Saturday the 2nd of August with 4 ft from the west-southwest, period 8 seconds, and combined energy of 191 (moderate), but the wind is onshore or cross-onshore, so it’s going to be a messy, blown-out affair. That’s too big for beginners and not clean enough for anyone else.

After that, it’s back to the same old story: tiny, weak, and onshore. The whole run is a write-off. If you’re desperate for a paddle, the Sunday morning of the 27th of July is your only real shot at something with a little grunt, but don’t expect anything epic.

Rusty.

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