Three Peaks Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s take a look at what’s on offer for Three Peaks. To be straight with you, the next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim. There’s a lot of wind and not much in the way of clean, rideable waves. The water temperature is sitting at 68°F right now, which is a solid 6°F warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s very unusual, feels like a bath.

The window kicks off with a bit of hope on Saturday afternoon, the 29th of August. We’ve got a 5ft swell from the southwest, with a period of 8 seconds, and a light 6 mph offshore wind from the WSW. The combined energy is moderate at 430. It’s a beginner-friendly wave, but the forecast is only marginal – questionable tide conditions might mess with it. Still, if you’re itching to get wet, it’s the best we’ve got for a while.

After that, it’s a long dry spell. From Sunday the 30th all the way through to Saturday the 5th of September, the wind is just howling onshore or cross-shore, with fresh to strong breezes. Swell size jumps up, but it’s all messy and blown out – definitely not for paddling. Sunday the 30th has a 5ft swell with a 16 mph SSW wind – that’s a no-go. Monday the 31st sees a 8ft swell from the WSW, but with a 22 mph WNW cross-shore wind, it’s just lumpy chop. The energy spikes to 882 on Monday morning and 1219 on Monday afternoon, but it’s all for nothing with that wind.

We finally get a brief window on Sunday the 6th of September. The morning shows a 5ft WSW swell with a 12 mph SE cross-offshore wind, described as “clean”. The combined energy is weak at 210. It’s still only a marginal call, and the period is a short 7 seconds, so not much push. The afternoon turns cross-shore again, so it’s a one-session window.

After that, it’s back to rubbish. The wind stays strong and onshore or cross-onshore right through to the 13th of September. There’s a big pulse of swell on Saturday the 12th of September, with 10ft waves from the WSW and a period of 11 seconds, giving a massive combined energy of 2467 in the morning. But with a 19 mph cross-onshore wind and then a near gale in the afternoon, it’s a total mess. That’s expert-only, blown-out chaos – looks more like a kite-surfing day than a paddle session.

The very last day, Sunday the 13th of September, has a 7ft WSW swell with a 12-second period and a 19 mph cross-shore wind. The energy is strong at 1203, but the wind keeps it lumpy. It’s a marginal call, but nothing to get excited about.

Overall, the only real standout is that Saturday afternoon, the 29th of August, and maybe a quick look on Sunday morning the 6th of September. Everything else is a write-off due to wind. The rest of the 16 days is a frustrating gap of poor conditions.

Rusty.

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