Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Steamer Lane-The Slot today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Steamer Lane-The Slot at 6PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Steamer Lane-The Slot. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 334 | 407 | 407 | 539 | 402 | 407 | 487 | 372 | 422 | 455 | 455 | 334 | 559 | 589 | 604 | 612 | 612 | 612 | 596 | 551 | 455 | 449 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:43AM1.89m | 2:22AM1.27m | 12:29PM1.87m | 3:34AM1.26m | 1:23PM1.79m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23AM0.89m | 6:44PM-0.32m | 6:07AM1.00m | 7:39PM-0.27m | 7:05AM1.08m | 8:42PM-0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | NW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 212 | 143 | 143 | 539 | 151 | 407 | 487 | 372 | 422 | 455 | 455 | 334 | 559 | 589 | 604 | 612 | 612 | 612 | 596 | 551 | 455 | 449 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 15 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 334 | 407 | 407 | 169 | 402 | 109 | 106 | 106 | 78 | 74 | 69 | 80 | 55 | 52 | 261 | 47 | 43 | 41 | 35 | 94 | 94 | 180 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | S 11 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 9 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 135 | 128 | 125 | 9 | 167 | 163 | 160 | 158 | 173 | 158 | 154 | 114 | 114 | 113 | 241 | 103 | 98 | 82 | 82 | 2 | 38 | 76 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 184 | 333 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 21 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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