Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.36° S 144.30° E

Steps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Steps sea temperature is
15.4°C
1.5° 

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


How big are the waves at Steps today (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Steps at 11AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (04 Nov)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (04 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
0
0
5
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
1
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.8
SW
10
1.6
SW
11
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.6
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
2
SW
15
3
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
220
181
157
159
126
148
97
112
138
721
627
167
134
84
102
82
153
181
546
683
891
1062
1860
3436
4782
4716
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
SW
25
SW
15
W
20
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
High Tide
6:58AM1.77m
7:11PM1.56m
7:52AM1.65m
8:35PM1.50m
8:53AM1.56m
10:06PM1.52m
Low Tide
00:23AM0.37m
1:13PM0.64m
1:24AM0.58m
2:19PM0.63m
2:39AM0.75m
3:30PM0.59m
4:06AM0.85m
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clear
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clear
light rain
light rain
clear
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Temp °C
11
11
12
18
16
16
13
11
11
10
11
14
15
14
14
12
10
9
11
16
19
20
14
10
9
9
Feels °C
9
8
9
13
12
11
8
7
6
5
7
10
11
11
12
9
7
5
7
11
14
15
9
4
6
4
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