Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thousand Steps today (12 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Thousand Steps at 9PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Thousand Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 15 | SSW 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 124 | 123 | 121 | 165 | 283 | 330 | 318 | 240 | 292 | 412 | 302 | 444 | 169 | 617 | 236 | 1988 | 1037 | 1015 | 1398 | 1137 | 880 | 705 | 670 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:21AM1.38m | 10:12AM1.99m | 1:47AM1.37m | 10:51AM1.88m | 3:34AM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:18PM0.39m | 3:40AM1.27m | 6:09PM0.47m | 4:07AM1.34m | 7:05PM0.55m | 5:05AM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
 | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:49 | — | — | — | — | 4:47 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 16 | W 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 |
| kJ | 71 | 50 | 121 | 165 | 283 | 330 | 318 | 240 | 292 | 412 | 302 | 138 | 169 | 172 | 123 | 1988 | 1037 | 1015 | 1398 | 1137 | 880 | 705 | 670 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | W 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 124 | 69 | 55 | 86 | 115 | 153 | 149 | 147 | 291 | 198 | 140 | 14 | 130 | 115 | 62 | 140 | 127 | 103 | 167 | 300 | 269 | 269 | 132 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | W 15 | SSW 12 | WNW 22 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 49 | 123 | 67 | 120 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 8 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 115 | 14 | 99 | 104 | 140 | 138 | 61 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 69 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | W 12 | WSW 5 | W 12 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | 18 | 444 | 37 | 617 | 236 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 953 | 104 | 5 | 74 | 70 | 39 | 48 | 162 | 187 | 953 | 104 | 187 | 96 | 96 | 86 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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