Surf Forecasts:
Steamer Lane-The Slot surf forecast from 10 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 17 Nov, 1PM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 14 Nov, 10AM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 18s period, W swell with 16,382 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 10 Nov, 4AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WNW 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 Tuesday (Nov 10) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.7m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 15s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Steamer Lane-The Slot in the next 16 days are 5.0m 18s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Nov 14) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Sunday (Nov 22) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Tue 10th Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 1PM (Tue 17th Nov) | 13ft (4.0m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Sat 14th Nov) | 16ft (5.0m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Steamer Lane-The Slot over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1127 | 1042 | 1269 | 1308 | 1042 | 888 | 1541 | 3282 | 3529 | 3085 | 2689 | 1546 | 7876 | 16382 | 12705 | 6251 | 2679 | 2127 | 10237 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 11:55PM1.26m | 9:51AM1.69m | 00:48AM1.25m | 10:19AM1.66m | 1:43AM1.23m | 10:51AM1.62m | 2:46AM1.21m | 11:27AM1.56m | 3:59AM1.21m | 12:09PM1.48m | 4:54AM1.21m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:59AM0.94m | 4:58PM-0.15m | 4:32AM1.04m | 5:33PM-0.10m | 5:03AM1.12m | 6:11PM-0.04m | 5:33AM1.16m | 6:53PM0.03m | 6:20AM1.19m | 7:40PM0.09m | 8:17AM1.17m | 8:32PM0.15m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 4:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 21 |
Temp °C | 17 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 19 |
| kJ | 1127 | 1042 | 1269 | 1308 | 1042 | 888 | 1541 | 3282 | 3529 | 3085 | 2689 | 1546 | 7876 | 16382 | 12705 | 6251 | 2679 | 2127 | 10237 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 146 | 82 | 82 | 134 | 46 | 150 | 115 | 134 | 104 | 67 | 149 | 226 | 135 | 123 | 167 | 116 | 134 | 132 | 246 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | SSW 16 | — | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 30 | 31 | — | 50 | — | 37 | 64 | 103 | 102 | 67 | — | 28 | 29 | 106 | 103 | 69 | 68 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 465 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 75 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 480 | 345 | 646 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 37 | 0 |
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