Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thousand Steps today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thousand Steps at 10AM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Thousand Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 448 | 448 | 1015 | 980 | 619 | 505 | 493 | 679 | 679 | 671 | 561 | 546 | 539 | 532 | 519 | 428 | 428 | 428 | 428 | 422 | 417 | 411 | 411 | 443 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:27PM1.56m | 10:36AM2.13m | 00:18AM1.43m | 11:05AM2.04m | 1:28AM1.33m | 11:38AM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:20AM1.00m | 5:51PM0.40m | 4:39AM1.12m | 6:40PM0.50m | 4:52AM1.22m | 7:42PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 405 | 400 | 1015 | 980 | 619 | 505 | 493 | 679 | 679 | 671 | 561 | 546 | 539 | 532 | 519 | 428 | 428 | 428 | 428 | 422 | 417 | 411 | 411 | 443 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | W 16 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 18 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | SSW 23 | SSW 23 | WNW 3 | SSW 22 |
| kJ | 448 | 448 | 10 | 6 | 96 | 183 | 158 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 54 | 52 | 2 | 91 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | W 14 | WNW 18 | W 16 | W 6 | WNW 16 | W 5 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | S 9 | S 9 | W 13 | SW 18 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 22 | W 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 16 | 30 | 19 | 6 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | W 5 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 8 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 70 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 7 | 96 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
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