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 at Three Peaks.

Well, I’ll be honest with ya, the next week and a half is a tough slog. There’s a lot of swell on the cards, especially later on, but the wind is just not playing ball. We’ve got a long gap here where I can’t recommend even getting wet. Going through the first week of August into early September, it’s just poor conditions straight through. The swell builds up nicely with some moderate energy, like 142 on the 28th August morning, but that cross-onshore wind and lumpy surface is going to make for a frustrating session. Then it really starts to pump with strong energy, like 443 on the 29th August, and even hitting four-digit figures with 1190 on the 1st of September, but those onshore winds – sometimes a fresh breeze, sometimes a strong breeze – just ruin it. It’s all a bit of a mess.

That water temp is something else, though. It’s running 67°F with an anomaly of 6°F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year. It feels more like a tropical bath than what you’d expect, but unfortunately, the surf quality doesn’t match the balmy water.

There is a light at the end of the tunnel. Come the night of the 5th of September into the morning of the 6th, things start to change. The wind swings around to the WNW and drops to a light breeze. This is our standout window. On the morning of the 6th September, we’ve got a 6ft swell from the WSW with a nice 9-second period, and the combined energy is a solid 513. It’s described as a light cross-shore with only small ripples. That’s clean surf, folks. That’s the one to circle on the calendar. It won’t be perfect, and it’s only marginal on the score, but it’s the only time in this whole forecast that the wind actually cooperates for a decent wave. You’ll want to be out there early.

After that, we get a tricky one on the 7th September. We see a 7ft to 8ft swell from the W with strong cross-offshore winds from the NNE. The swell is a bit big and the period is short at 8 seconds, but the wind is clean. Still, it’s only rated as marginal. Then the winds swing back onshore by the afternoon of the 8th, and by the 9th of September, we’ve got some huge energy – 2759 – but it’s all blown out with strong onshore wind.

So, to sum it up: it’s a lot of waiting. There’s a big stretch of nothing good from now until the 5th of September. The best bet, and the only one I’d get excited about, is that small window of clean conditions on the morning of the 6th of September. Set your alarm.

Rusty.

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