Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Steamer Lane-The Point today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Steamer Lane-The Point at 5AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Steamer Lane-The Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
493 | 487 | 481 | 481 | 475 | 469 | 463 | 362 | 339 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 330 | 239 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 1:14AM1.37m | 1:59PM1.54m | 2:12AM1.19m | 2:31PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:13PM0.39m | 7:14AM0.23m | 8:08PM0.37m | 7:49AM0.46m | 9:09PM0.35m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
493 | 487 | 481 | 481 | 475 | 469 | 463 | 362 | 339 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 330 | 239 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | S 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | WNW 9 |
28 | 24 | 85 | 15 | 58 | 57 | 8 | 8 | 74 | 12 | 50 | 50 | 69 | 61 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | WNW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 12 | SW 10 | S 11 | WNW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 18 |
24 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 31 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 11 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | NW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 |
19 | 99 | 21 | 22 | — | 15 | 77 | 75 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 101 | 119 | 26 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 0 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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