Three Peaks Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you: the next two weeks are a tough stretch for Three Peaks. For the first week and a half, nearly every day is a write-off. There’s a period from now all the way through to about the 25th of September where the conditions just keep letting us down. We’ve got a bit of a swell running, with chest to head high waves on a few days, but the wind is just relentless, mostly onshore or cross-onshore, trashing every chance of a clean wave. The combination of swell energy is moderate at best, and the surf quality is poor by local standards.

The first chance of anything worthwhile doesn’t come around until the 25th of September. On Friday the 25th, early morning, we finally see a clean window. The wind turns cross-offshore from the east at 9 mph, the wave heights are small at 1 ft, but the swell period is a decent 11 seconds, giving it some push for the size. The combined energy is still weak at 40, but for a shortboard or a longboard, it’ll be a fun little session with clean lines. The afternoon holds similar, with clean conditions and a 10-second period.

That’s really the only standout in the whole run. It's a very small wave, so not one for charging, but if you’re just keen to get wet and catch a few clean ones, that’s your window. The rest of the run, right through to the 27th, is either blown out, too small, or both.

If you’re a beginner, the swell size on the best day won’t be an issue, it’s tiny. The rest of the time there is some bigger energy, but it’s messy. Honestly, a few of those days with solid onshore wind and choppy conditions look more like a kite surfer’s playground than a paddle surfer’s.

It’s a disappointing outlook, but these calmer patches do happen. Stay tuned, the forecasts can shift.

Rusty.

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