Steep Point Surf Forecast

/ WA – North West (27 breaks) / Western Australia (159 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Steep Point surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 AWST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

Steep Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Steep Point sea temperature is 24.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Steep Point today?

The current surf forecast for Steep Point at 7AM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 May)	2.5ft (0.8m)	16s
Afternoon (05 May)	2.5ft (0.8m)	16s
Evening (05 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	20s

Table - waves today at Steep Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the E by Wed night).
	Tuesday 5								Wednesday 6								Thursday 7
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	3	2	1	1	0	0	1	2	2	3	2	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SW 17	SW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	SW 16	SW 20	SW 20	WSW 15	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	374	309	271	330	330	358	388	388	306	497	621	694	686	745	686	920	909	1001	991	991	979	930	777	757
Wind (km/h)	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	ESE	SSE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	SE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		2:03AM0.39m		10:53AM0.80m									11:20AM0.78m								11:47AM0.75m
Low Tide		3:07AM0.39m					7:04PM0.11m								7:41PM0.14m									8:22PM0.16m


	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	23	22	22	24	26	24	24	23	22	21	21	23	26	25	23	22	21	20	21	24	27	26	24
Feels °C	16	16	14	15	19	21	18	17	16	15	14	14	17	21	17	15	13	11	11	12	18	22	20	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SW 16	WSW 15	SW 15	WSW 15	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	374	169	234	164	149	358	387	314	272	497	621	694	686	745	686	920	909	1001	991	991	979	930	777	757
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 18	SW 17	SW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	SSW 10	SW 20	SW 20	SW 20	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	WSW 13	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 7	S 7	SSE 7	S 7	—
kJ	273	309	271	330	330	131	309	388	306	264	293	361	299	342	331	17	37	38	29	21	22	31	15	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 24	S 7	WSW 22	SW 22	SW 15	SW 21	SW 20	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 6	S 8	S 6	S 6	S 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	22	51	46	73	54	109	388	66	47	24	46	24	32	39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 4	E 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	—	S 10	ESE 3	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 3	ESE 3	SE 4	ESE 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 4	E 3	ESE 3	ESE 4
kJ	29	28	29	31	13	—	115	9	36	48	48	40	17	2	9	45	66	80	80	63	26	2	5	45
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	236	236	316	280	0	280	303	236	236	236	280	569	236	236	267	303	303	389	623	645	236	236	236	569
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	4		3	3	4	3	4	4			3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	9	5	5	6	5	5	6

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