Three Mile
Surf spot · United States
Is it worth the trip?
50Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: 4 ft swell at 9 s, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 9 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 185kJ
- Wind
- ESE 17 kn
- Temp
- 7°C
Tue 3 · 79 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 263kJ
- Wind
- NNW 7 kn
- Temp
- 7°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft8 ssoft
- Energy
- 464kJ
- Wind
- N 3 kn
- Temp
- 6°C
Thu 5 · 66 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft8 ssoft
- Energy
- 195kJ
- Wind
- NNW 11 kn
- Temp
- 6°C
Fri 6 · 45 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft8 ssoft
- Energy
- 235kJ
- Wind
- SW 4 kn
- Temp
- 3°C
Sat 7 · 50 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 91kJ
- Wind
- NNW 2 kn
- Temp
- 3°C
Sun 8 · 28 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft8 ssoft
- Energy
- 372kJ
- Wind
- SSW 2 kn
- Temp
- 4°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 29, poor
- Tue 379, good
- Wed 40, too big
- Thu 566, good
- Fri 645, fair
- Sat 750, fair
- Sun 828, poor
- Mon 936, too small
- Tue 100, too big
- Wed 1139, poor
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 9, poor | 3 ft9 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 185kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 17 knots | 7°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 79, good | 4 ft9 ssoft6 ft at break (est.) | 263kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, offshore | 7°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, too big | 6 ft8 ssoft5 ft at break (est.) | 464kJ | wind from the north, 3 knots | 6°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 66, good | 4 ft8 ssoft6 ft at break (est.) | 195kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-west, 11 knots, offshore | 6°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 45, fair | 4 ft8 ssoft6 ft at break (est.) | 235kJ | wind from the south-west, 4 knots | 3°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 50, fair | 3 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 91kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, offshore | 3°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 28, poor | 5 ft8 ssoft3 ft at break (est.) | 372kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots | 4°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 36, too small | 2 ft8 ssoft3 ft at break (est.) | 72kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore | 4°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, too big | 11 ft10 ssoft4 ft at break (est.) | 2,203kJ | wind from the north, 24 knots | 6°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 39, poor | 4 ft8 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 188kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots | 5°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
- 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
- Wed 4 NovLow 02:21 −1.0 mHigh 08:54 +1.0 mLow 15:11 −0.9 mHigh 21:16 +0.8 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 Tue 3 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.
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Where to stay: Kodiak
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