Surf Forecasts:
Three Peaks surf forecast from 30 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 5 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period, WSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 4 Sep, 1PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period, W swell with 1,150 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 5 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Three Peaks this week:
The surf forecast for Three Peaks over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 05) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Three Peaks in the next 16 days are 3.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 04) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Sat 5th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Sat 5th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Fri 4th Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Three Peaks over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Let’s talk about Three Peaks.
This is a pretty rough run for the next couple of weeks. The water’s running way warmer than normal for this time of year—about 67° and that’s a massive 6° above average, so you’ll be feeling that tropical bathwater straight away if you get in.
The trouble is, for the first week and a half, it’s all onshore junk. Sunday the 30th kicks off with a thundery 5ft SW swell but the wind is howling on it at 16 mph, and the combined energy is moderate at 371, but it’s messy. Monday the 31st sees the biggest size early in the run—7ft from the W at 10 seconds, with a combined energy of 885—but that NW wind is cross-shore at 19 mph, and the wave comment tells us it’s lumpy cross-chop. That’s more of a kite session than a paddle session. Tuesday the 1st drops right down to 3ft, still cross-onshore and choppy.
It’s not until Tuesday the 8th that we finally get a clean window. The swell is small—only 3ft from the WSW at 10 seconds—but the wind swings NNW at 9 mph, cross-offshore and clean. The combined energy is 395, moderate, and the wave comment says “expect good surf conditions.” That’s your only real standout in this entire outlook, and it’s a glassy, clean little morning for a longboard or a fish. The period is 10 seconds, so it’s a bit of groundswell, but at that size it won’t close out.
After that, Wednesday the 9th offers a faint whisper of 2ft with clean offshore winds from the N at 6 mph, and the comment says “surfable but very ordinary.” Then from the 10th through the 14th it’s tiny—1.0ft to 2ft—with a few glassy mornings (Saturday the 12th has light NE wind, glassy at 1ft) but honestly, you’d be lucky to get a ride.
So, overall: don’t get your hopes up for the first eight days. The best offer is Tuesday morning the 8th of September—small, clean, cross-offshore, and that’s it. The rest of the run is mostly poor surf with onshore wind or flat spells. The gap after that one standout is basically dead through to the end of the forecast.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 371 | 418 | 722 | 885 | 681 | 361 | 166 | 68 | 64 | 367 | 495 | 421 | 257 | 285 | 539 | 1107 | 925 | 362 | 130 | 68 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:36PM8.58m | 8:54AM8.35m | 9:11PM8.50m | 9:30AM8.21m | 9:48PM8.23m | 10:08AM7.90m | 10:28PM7.78m | 10:51AM7.44m | 11:16PM7.20m | 11:43AM6.88m | 00:16AM6.58m | 12:52PM6.37m | 1:38AM6.14m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:22PM0.33m | 2:42AM0.28m | 2:54PM0.34m | 3:14AM0.38m | 3:28PM0.51m | 3:49AM0.66m | 4:06PM0.85m | 4:28AM1.10m | 4:49PM1.33m | 5:16AM1.67m | 5:45PM1.90m | 6:20AM2.24m | 7:06PM2.39m | ||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:55 | — |
mm | 3 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | — | SW 18 | SW 16 | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 11 | W 7 | W 10 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 885 | 681 | 361 | — | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 130 | 8 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 37 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | WSW 6 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 371 | 418 | 722 | — | — | — | 166 | 68 | 64 | 367 | 495 | 421 | 257 | 285 | 539 | 1107 | 925 | 362 | — | 68 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 290 | 381 | 29 | 131 | 29 | 68 | 128 | 176 | 128 | 327 | 420 | 258 | 128 | 128 | 316 | 362 | 363 | 159 | 5 | 184 | 0 |
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The above surf forecast table for Three Peaks provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Three Peaks can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Three Peaks surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Three Peaks) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
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