
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thousand Steps today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thousand Steps at 3AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Thousand Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
305 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 309 | 314 | 318 | 259 | 344 | 217 | 210 | 293 | 297 | 297 | 301 | 301 | 215 | 250 | 273 | 204 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 257 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:13PM2.28m | 8:31AM1.43m | 7:08PM2.42m | 9:20AM1.52m | 8:01PM2.53m | 10:05AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:52AM0.18m | 12:34PM1.12m | 2:42AM0.00m | 1:35PM1.09m | 3:29AM-0.11m | 2:32PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | |
8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
305 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 309 | 314 | 318 | 259 | 344 | 217 | 210 | 293 | 297 | 297 | 301 | 301 | 215 | 250 | 273 | 204 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 257 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | S 16 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | W 5 | SW 21 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 46 | 102 | 55 | 55 | 25 | 2 | 18 | 133 | 103 | 46 | 46 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 59 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 21 | S 9 | S 9 | S 19 | S 19 | S 20 | S 20 | S 13 | S 13 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | S 18 | W 17 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 15 |
9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 55 | 39 | 5 | 48 | 70 | 70 | 55 | 96 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 70 | 104 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 153 | 104 |
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