
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Steps today (19 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Steps at 11PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
609 | 480 | 424 | 451 | 566 | 693 | 780 | 750 | 640 | 482 | 726 | 565 | 437 | 956 | 1100 | 2151 | 2271 | 2144 | 2070 | 1860 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:15PM1.67m | 5:18AM1.70m | 4:44PM1.58m | 6:00AM1.59m | 5:15PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42PM0.31m | 11:07AM0.82m | 11:17PM0.41m | 11:44AM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | — | — | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
609 | 480 | 424 | 451 | 566 | 693 | 780 | 750 | 640 | 482 | 726 | 565 | 437 | — | — | 653 | 2271 | 2144 | 2070 | 1860 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 15 | — | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | NE 5 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | SW 16 | S 15 | — |
— | 42 | — | 18 | 44 | 45 | 79 | 82 | 17 | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 49 | 883 | 70 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WSW 13 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 20 | 2904 | 24 | 43 | 956 | 1100 | 2151 | 2075 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 546 | 12 | 66 | 4 | 328 | 519 | 628 | 702 | 528 | 199 | 34 | 13 |
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