Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thousand Steps today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thousand Steps at 5AM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Thousand Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon night, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 156 | 149 | 184 | 148 | 101 | 95 | 87 | 154 | 252 | 316 | 207 | 207 | 150 | 143 | 177 | 208 | 173 | 261 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:57PM2.46m | 9:42AM1.70m | 8:47PM2.49m | 10:15AM1.79m | 9:33PM2.43m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:13AM-0.06m | 2:35PM0.93m | 3:51AM-0.05m | 3:25PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  | | | | | | | |  |  | | | |  | |
 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 156 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 101 | 95 | 87 | 154 | 252 | 316 | 207 | 207 | 150 | 143 | 177 | 208 | 173 | 261 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 97 | 149 | 184 | 148 | 95 | 33 | 82 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 36 | 36 | 28 | 27 | 48 | 48 | 46 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | W 3 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 50 | 54 | 75 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 35 | 33 | 50 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 10 | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 9 | — | 14 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 104 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 515 | 143 | 104 | 104 |
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