Three Peaks Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what Three Peaks has got cookin' for us over the next couple of weeks.

Straight off the bat, I gotta be honest with you—this run ain't lookin' pretty. We're staring down a long, frustrating stretch of flat to tiny, mostly wind-affected junk. The first real sniff of anything decent doesn’t come until the morning of Thursday, August 13th, and even then it’s a struggle. The water is 68°, and with a positive anomaly of 6°, that’s way warmer than usual for this time of year—a weird one for sure.

That Thursday morning, we are starting with some small 3ft swell from the WSW, period around 10 seconds. The energy is moderate, clocking in at 184, and the wind is glassy out of the S at just 3 mph. It's surfable, but honestly? It's pretty ordinary. By the afternoon, the wind swings to the WSW at 12 mph and becomes a choppy cross-on, killing it completely. And that’s pretty much the story for the next week and a half.

Friday the 14th is a write-off with tiny 2ft cross-on slop. Saturday the 15th and Sunday the 16th drop to ankle-biters with cross-offshore wind but no size to speak of—2ft and 1ft, it's just not worth paddling out. We roll through the whole next week with the same tune: tiny waves, choppy wind, or both. Monday the 18th brings a pulse of 5ft from the W, but the period is a pathetic 7 seconds and the wind is a messy cross-on at 12 mph. That energy level bumps into the 200s (213), but with conditions that poor, it’s gonna be a washing machine out there—better suited for kite surfers than anyone with a paddle. It’s frustrating.

We finally get a little glimmer of hope on Friday, August 21st. That morning we see some glassy conditions with ENE wind at just 3 mph, swell a tiny 1ft from the WSW, but period climbs back to 9 seconds. The energy is weak (40), but it’s glassy. Still, you’d be hard-pressed to call it a session.

The real standout, if you can even call it that, isn’t until much later. Look at Thursday, August 27th in the afternoon. Finally, something with a bit of bite. We’ve got a solid 5ft swell from the SW, period a short 7 seconds, but the energy is strong—over 250 (257). And the wind? Offshore out of the NE at 16 mph. That’s clean, lined-up waves at Three Peaks. For a beginner spot, 5ft is pushing the big side, but with offshore winds, it could still be manageable for the confident learner. The crowd at Three Peaks can show up sometimes, so just keep an eye out.

To sum it up: the first week and a half is a total bust. You’re waiting until Thursday, August 27th afternoon for the only real stand out. It’s a long ways off, so take it with a grain of salt, but that afternoon has the best chance of clean, offshore conditions and enough size to actually have fun. The rest is pretty grim.

Stay patient,
Rusty

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