Three Peaks Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, this is Rusty. Let's be straight with you about this one. I've looked at the charts for the next couple of weeks, and honestly, it's a tough go. Most of the time we're looking at tiny, weak waves with poor conditions. There are a couple of days that might just save the trip, but they're a long way off and we're gonna have to be patient.

The main break on the radar is Three Peaks. It's a fairly consistent spot, exposed to the west, with a beginner-friendly difficulty. Right now, the water is sitting at 68°F, which is a whopping 6°F warmer than usual for this time of year – that's a very unusual warm spell, so you can ditch the thickest wetsuit.

Let's run through the period. Starting from Friday the 7th of August, it's a write-off. The swell is a pathetic 1 ft from the WSW with a short period, and the wind is a messy cross-onshore. The combined energy is a pitiful 23 – weak as dishwater. That trend continues all the way through the weekend and into the next week. The 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th ... we're looking at flatness or waves barely knee-high, often with onshore or cross-shore winds. The energy levels are all in double digits, barely cracking 100. It's a long, dry spell.

We start to see a tiny flicker of life around Wednesday the 12th, but the swell is still under 3 ft and the wind is messy. The 13th and 14th see a slight bump to 3 ft, and the energy finally climbs into triple digits (108 to 160), but the wind is mostly cross-onshore, chopping it up. The morning of the 14th is clean, but it's only 3 ft.

The standouts, if you can call them that, are the mornings of Wednesday the 19th and Thursday the 20th of August. That's a long way off, so keep that in mind – it's a promising but less certain call.

On Wednesday the 19th morning, we finally get some proper swell. It's 5 ft from the WSW, with a period of 7 seconds. The energy jumps to 242 (moderate wave energy). The wind is a gentle offshore from the NE, which will keep it clean. This is the best of the bunch. It's a genuine wave, but don't expect perfection. It's not a huge, long-period groundswell, so it'll be a bit soft and lumpy, but it's surfable.

The other standout is the morning of Thursday the 20th. The swell is 5 ft from the W, with a period of 7 seconds, and energy at 260 (moderate wave energy). The wind is a light cross-offshore from the ESE, keeping it clean. Conditions will be similar to the 19th.

For the rest of the time, it's a grind. The 21st and 22nd see the energy drop back down and the winds get messy. Honestly, for most of this 16-day window, the setup looks more interesting for a kiteboarder than a paddle surfer, given the onshore winds and weak, choppy surf.

So, the call is this: wait for the mornings of the 19th and 20th of August. That's your window. Everything else is a flat, choppy mess.

Rusty.

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