Three Mile
Surf spot · United States
Is it worth the trip?
38Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: 4 ft swell at 8 s, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 100kJ
- Wind
- SE 22 kn
- Temp
- 6°C
Tue 3 · 66 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 207kJ
- Wind
- NW 7 kn
- Temp
- 7°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 526kJ
- Wind
- S 2 kn
- Temp
- 6°C
Thu 5 · 40 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 140kJ
- Wind
- NNW 13 kn
- Temp
- 4°C
Fri 6 · 68 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 201kJ
- Wind
- WSW 2 kn
- Temp
- 2°C
Sat 7 · 20 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 ssoft
- Energy
- 122kJ
- Wind
- N 18 kn
- Temp
- 6°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 8 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 886kJ
- Wind
- N 14 kn
- Temp
- 6°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 171, good
- Mon 26, poor
- Tue 366, good
- Wed 40, too big
- Thu 540, poor
- Fri 668, good
- Sat 720, poor
- Sun 80, too big
- Mon 923, poor
- Tue 1059, fair
The spot in six facts
- Faces Stakes swell from the S
- Offshore: Nwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 3–11 ftof swell
- Water 7 °C5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves
- Best Dec–Jan2 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
Three Mile does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 71, good | 4 ft8 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 154kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, offshore | 6°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 6, poor | 3 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 100kJ | wind from the south-east, 22 knots | 6°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 66, good | 4 ft9 ssoft5 ft at break (est.) | 207kJ | offshorewind from the north-west, 7 knots, offshore | 7°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, too big | 6 ft9 ssoft8 ft at break (est.) | 526kJ | wind from the south, 2 knots | 6°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 40, poor | 4 ft7 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 140kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-west, 13 knots, offshore | 4°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 68, good | 4 ft8 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 201kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots | 2°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 20, poor | 3 ft8 ssoft3 ft at break (est.) | 122kJ | offshorewind from the north, 18 knots, offshore | 6°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, too big | 8 ft9 ssoftunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 886kJ | wind from the north, 14 knots | 6°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 23, poor | 5 ft8 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 248kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, offshore | 6°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 59, fair | 4 ft6 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 95kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-west, 10 knots, offshore | 4°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovHigh 05:48 +0.6 mLow 11:04 −0.3 mHigh 17:01 +1.0 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 00:06 −1.3 mHigh 06:59 +0.7 mLow 12:38 −0.4 mHigh 18:31 +0.8 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 01:16 −1.1 mHigh 08:02 +0.8 mLow 14:04 −0.6 mHigh 20:01 +0.7 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best Dec–Jan
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
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About Three Mile
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces S (183°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (3°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.0 km out (1 in 103). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 5°C in January, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 12°C in August, its warmest (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January and December, with about 2 good days in 7; in July and August, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Kodiak. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.
Water about 7°C: 5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Where to stay: Kodiak
69 min by car · 24 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Kodiak its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest beds: Kodiak, 39 km (about 1h 10m by car)
About US$114 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.