Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Steamer Lane-The Point today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Steamer Lane-The Point at 3AM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Steamer Lane-The Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | WNW 13 | SSW 17 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 713 | 662 | 673 | 612 | 597 | 633 | 701 | 735 | 646 | 991 | 644 | 669 | 534 | 477 | 469 | 468 | 597 | 628 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:04AM1.24m | 3:51PM1.33m | 8:13AM1.26m | 5:07PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:39PM0.23m | 11:49AM1.12m | 11:44PM0.23m | 12:48PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | WNW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 713 | 378 | 673 | 612 | 539 | 633 | 590 | 590 | 582 | 602 | 591 | 669 | 334 | 477 | 469 | 399 | 324 | 628 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | SSW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 19 | S 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 110 | 662 | 125 | 133 | 597 | 590 | 190 | 194 | 127 | 575 | 644 | 335 | 534 | 387 | 381 | 468 | 597 | 234 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | SSW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | WNW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | WNW 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 119 | 101 | 222 | 235 | 98 | 95 | 48 | 49 | 28 | 123 | 29 | 326 | 238 | 227 | 160 | 85 | 45 | 45 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 79 | 197 | — | — | — | — | 701 | 735 | 646 | 991 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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