Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.66° S 143.09° E

Gibson Steps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gibson Steps sea temperature is
15.8°C
1.8° 

Gibson Steps surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Gibson Steps today (07 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gibson Steps at 12AM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Nov)--
Afternoon (07 Nov)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (07 Nov)13ft (4.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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1
0
1
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5381
6965
6945
5891
5395
5265
5656
4989
4298
4055
3824
3452
3254
2925
2536
2379
2113
2096
1765
1524
1420
1208
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
W
25
SSW
15
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:49AM0.72m
10:09AM0.65m
2:05AM0.81m
11:30AM0.63m
2:09AM0.90m
Low Tide
6:56PM0.46m
7:28AM0.62m
6:40PM0.33m
7:47AM0.54m
6:48PM0.20m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:11
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1
1
3
1
1
1
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Temp °C
16
14
10
9
10
9
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
11
10
9
9
Feels °C
11
9
5
5
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
6
6
5
5
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