Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Steps today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Steps at 3PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 314 | 287 | 175 | 177 | 651 | 834 | 147 | 138 | 126 | 203 | 203 | 201 | 206 | 297 | 300 | 482 | 456 | 546 | 462 | 427 | 297 | 370 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:48PM1.85m | 4:31AM1.80m | 4:16PM1.83m | 5:15AM1.81m | 4:48PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45AM0.51m | 10:11PM0.26m | 10:22AM0.60m | 10:45PM0.19m | 11:02AM0.70m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 184 | 137 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 62 | 106 | 128 | 126 | 203 | 203 | 201 | 206 | 297 | 300 | 482 | 456 | 546 | 462 | 427 | 297 | 370 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 15 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 186 | 107 | 58 | 61 | 153 | 144 | 147 | 138 | 94 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 27 | 22 | 19 | 133 | 183 | 263 | 179 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 8 | SW 18 | S 5 | S 7 | S 6 | S 8 | E 8 | E 9 | S 8 | E 10 | SW 14 | — | SE 8 | S 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 40 | 98 | 136 | 167 | 35 | 112 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 73 | — | 2 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 314 | 287 | 175 | 177 | 651 | 834 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 163 | 129 | 126 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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