Surf Forecasts:
Steamer Lane-The Slot surf forecast from 3 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 7 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 20s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 9 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period, NW swell with 732 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 3 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Steamer Lane-The Slot this week:
The surf forecast for Steamer Lane-The Slot over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 03) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Steamer Lane-The Slot in the next 16 days are 2.2m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Tue 7th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 20s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Thu 9th Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Steamer Lane-The Slot over the next 16 days.
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Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s on offer for the next stretch.
Alright, looking at this forecast, it’s a real mixed bag for Steamer Lane-The Slot. We’re staring down a long, drawn-out period of small, weak swell and cross-onshore winds. The first solid week is pretty much a write-off for anything decent; the only glimmers are marginal at best. The best of the lot, and I mean the standout window, is going to be the morning of Friday the 10th. We’ve got a pulse of 6.6ft swell rolling in from the NW, with a short period of 9 seconds. The combined energy is strong at 1384, but that short period means it’ll be a bit wally and fat, not that drawn-out line we love. The wind is light offshore from the SW in the morning though, so it should be clean and workable for the advanced crew. It’s gonna be a bit of a peaky, punchy beast, but for the experienced surfer, it’ll be the only real game in town. Crowds are often an issue here, so get in early.
The setup is a reef, so it can handle a bit of size, but with that short-period energy, don’t expect perfection. Water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing weird going on there.
After that Saturday the 11th morning, the magic fades again. We get another swell pulse of 6.2ft from the NW on Saturday the 11th morning (energy 1018), but it’s cross-onshore, which will chop it up and make it a battle. From there, it’s back to tiny, weak slop for the rest of the outlook. The afternoons are often poor with cross-onshore breezes. The second week, from the 12th onward, is just a slow, sad grind of ankle-to-knee high dribble, with very low energy values (256-464) and mostly poor conditions. Not much to write home about.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 160 | 193 | 288 | 220 | 183 | 218 | 138 | 273 | 273 | 174 | 371 | 226 | 544 | 332 | 454 | 596 | 681 | 597 | 499 | 505 | 444 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:06AM1.52m | 2:42PM1.24m | 00:46AM1.42m | 3:07PM1.29m | 1:32AM1.29m | 3:35PM1.37m | 2:29AM1.14m | 4:07PM1.45m | 3:43AM0.99m | 4:43PM1.56m | 5:25AM0.90m | 5:25PM1.66m | 7:37AM0.92m | 6:13PM1.77m | |||||||
Low Tide | 7:08AM-0.15m | 7:09PM0.92m | 7:38AM-0.07m | 8:07PM0.84m | 8:10AM0.05m | 9:15PM0.73m | 8:44AM0.21m | 10:29PM0.58m | 9:23AM0.40m | 11:39PM0.38m | 10:11AM0.60m | 00:42AM0.16m | 11:15AM0.78m | ||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — |
 | 8:30 | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 21 |
Feels °C | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 128 | 103 | 100 | 103 | 105 | 100 | 86 | 108 | 108 | 101 | 371 | 226 | 280 | 273 | 454 | 183 | 192 | 597 | 294 | 499 | 402 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — |
| kJ | 144 | 193 | 288 | 220 | 183 | 218 | 138 | 273 | 273 | 174 | 108 | 94 | 544 | 332 | 191 | 596 | 681 | 118 | 499 | 505 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 16 | S 8 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | — | SW 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 160 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 76 | 214 | 124 | 69 | 99 | 101 | 260 | 178 | 226 | 1 | — | 142 | 123 | — | 27 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 7 | — | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | 196 | 242 | 397 | 211 | — | 237 | 498 | 372 | 444 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 79 | 144 | 0 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 345 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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