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Gibson Steps Surf Forecast
/ VIC – Far West (22 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /
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Gibson Steps surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Gibson Steps today?
The current surf forecast for Gibson Steps at 2PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | |
2977 | 2555 | 2497 | 3020 | 3778 | 3051 | 2895 | 2747 | 2724 | 1762 | 3380 | 1591 | 4933 | 5991 | 6611 | 7276 | 7695 | 7434 | 8135 | 5971 | 10128 | 8805 | 8830 | 9389 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:39PM1.14m | 1:05AM0.80m | 3:00PM1.16m | 1:19AM0.85m | 3:21PM1.15m | 1:34AM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:25AM0.06m | 8:39PM0.53m | 7:44AM0.08m | 8:56PM0.58m | 8:05AM0.11m | 9:12PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 |
 | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | 5:31 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 20 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 278 | 2555 | 2497 | 3020 | 3778 | 3051 | 2895 | 2747 | 2724 | 1762 | 2803 | 1591 | 188 | 186 | — | 534 | 528 | 528 | 437 | 2911 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 8 | WSW 23 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 487 | 786 | 418 | 54 | 77 | 118 | 117 | 116 | 212 | 309 | 384 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 8 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 2977 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 271 | 300 | 3380 | 839 | 4933 | 5991 | 6611 | 7276 | 7695 | 7434 | 8135 | 5971 | 10128 | 8805 | 8830 | 9389 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 52 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 52 | 338 | 437 | 292 | 292 | 594 | 602 | 603 | 594 | 578 | 98 | 114 | 569 |
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