Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thousand Steps today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thousand Steps at 9AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Thousand Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 251 | 255 | 255 | 251 | 239 | 217 | 169 | 214 | 214 | 211 | 211 | 208 | 178 | 133 | 127 | 123 | 120 | 116 | 114 | 113 | 111 | 106 | 145 | 183 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:37AM1.54m | 4:42PM1.94m | 7:07AM1.68m | 5:57PM1.99m | 7:35AM1.81m | 6:56PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:14PM0.38m | 10:47AM1.31m | 00:12AM0.32m | 12:08PM1.13m | 00:58AM0.29m | 1:04PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 251 | 255 | 255 | 251 | 239 | 217 | 169 | 214 | 214 | 211 | 211 | 208 | 178 | 133 | 127 | 123 | 120 | 116 | 114 | 113 | 74 | 106 | 145 | 145 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 18 | 30 | 30 | 15 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 47 | 46 | 41 | 41 | 45 | 66 | 111 | 82 | 83 | 84 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 4 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SSW 21 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 1 | 15 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 44 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 77 | 96 | 183 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | W 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 111 | 104 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 104 | 104 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 104 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
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