Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thousand Steps today (12 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thousand Steps at 9PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Thousand Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 167 | 136 | 136 | 134 | 97 | 93 | 91 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 87 | 121 | 180 | 163 | 116 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 107 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:48PM1.88m | 10:59AM2.09m | 11:33PM1.68m | 11:26AM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:46PM0.49m | 4:43AM0.61m | 5:30PM0.51m | 5:06AM0.80m | 6:17PM0.56m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 167 | 136 | 136 | 134 | 23 | 39 | 56 | 58 | 56 | 43 | 34 | 121 | 180 | 163 | 116 | 88 | 52 | 38 | 34 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 97 | 93 | 91 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 44 | 44 | 109 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 107 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 19 | W 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 58 | 33 | 58 | 129 | 49 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 104 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 55 | 2 | 70 | 70 | 104 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 22 | 22 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 48 |
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