Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thousand Steps today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thousand Steps at 2PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Thousand Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 233 | 233 | 226 | 184 | 161 | 123 | 156 | 154 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 83 | 75 | 80 | 65 | 87 | 143 | 132 | 130 | 127 | 129 | 167 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:35AM2.01m | 11:59PM1.59m | 12:08PM2.03m | 1:01AM1.39m | 12:51PM2.03m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:12AM0.64m | 6:05PM0.64m | 5:36AM0.79m | 7:06PM0.65m | 6:00AM0.95m | 8:27PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 233 | 233 | 146 | 184 | 137 | 123 | 119 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 75 | 47 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 107 | 93 | 167 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 51 | 166 | 226 | 166 | 161 | 118 | 156 | 154 | 99 | 22 | 98 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 47 | 87 | 121 | 95 | 95 | 127 | 129 | 133 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 176 | 37 | 25 | 14 | 35 | 36 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 99 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 80 | 65 | 44 | 143 | 132 | 130 | 35 | 34 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 47 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 25 | — | — | — | 23 | 23 | 21 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 21 | 59 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 70 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 104 | 104 | 7 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 515 | 104 | 96 | 7 |
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