Gibson Steps surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 AEST
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Gibson Steps surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gibson Steps sea temperature is
16.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Gibson Steps today?

The current surf forecast for Gibson Steps at 7PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 23s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
Afternoon (05 May)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (05 May)10ft (3.0m)15s

Table - waves today at Gibson Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
3
!
!
4
3
4
3
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
5
SW
12
5.5
SW
12
5.5
SW
12
5
SW
12
5
SW
13
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
5
SW
15
5
SW
15
5
SW
14
5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2497
3020
3778
3051
2895
2747
2724
1762
2847
3916
6246
6162
8031
8372
8255
8226
9126
6566
9938
9262
9563
9830
10250
9704
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
W
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
SW
40
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:39PM1.14m
1:05AM0.80m
3:00PM1.16m
1:19AM0.85m
3:21PM1.15m
1:34AM0.88m
Low Tide
8:39PM0.53m
7:44AM0.08m
8:56PM0.58m
8:05AM0.11m
9:12PM0.64m
8:25AM0.16m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
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7:13
7:13
7:15
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5:35
5:34
5:32
5:31
1
2
3
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
12
10
10
9
9
10
10
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
10
12
12
11
10
10
9
10
10
6
2
1
0
0
1
2
3
6
5
6
6
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
3
SW
14
0.7
SW
20
0.5
SW
20
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
18
2.1
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
Energy kJ
2497
3020
3778
3051
2895
2747
2724
1762
2847
388
186
534
528
621
2247
2825
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
16
1.8
SW
8
0.2
WSW
23
0.3
SW
22
0.4
SW
22
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.5
SW
21
0.6
SW
20
Energy kJ
786
418
54
77
118
117
116
212
309
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
22
22
22
8
8
8
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
8
1.8
W
6
1.7
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
9
3.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
5
SW
12
5.5
SW
12
5.5
SW
12
5
SW
12
5
SW
13
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
5
SW
15
5
SW
15
5
SW
14
5
SW
14
Energy kJ
522
261
373
908
3916
6246
6162
8031
8372
8255
8226
9126
6566
9938
9262
9563
9830
10250
9704
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
3
4
4
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
5
4
1
3
2
2
Distance (km)
52
52
6
6
6
52
61
67
67
52
338
437
421
421
594
394
594
578
98
113
569
643
643
679
Best forecast wave conditions in Far West of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
8
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
6
6
5
8
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
5
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