Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thousand Steps today (13 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Thousand Steps at 11PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Thousand Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 253 | 257 | 189 | 146 | 149 | 149 | 104 | 119 | 117 | 123 | 111 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 78 | 78 | 75 | 96 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 119 | 116 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:52PM2.58m | 10:47AM1.65m | 9:42PM2.56m | 11:28AM1.71m | 10:30PM2.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:32PM1.04m | 4:14AM-0.16m | 3:26PM0.99m | 4:57AM-0.12m | 4:20PM0.95m | 5:38AM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 253 | 257 | 189 | 146 | 149 | 149 | 104 | 119 | 117 | 123 | 93 | 131 | 96 | 21 | 26 | 42 | 43 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 85 | 119 | 116 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 4 | W 5 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 15 | 59 | 89 | 46 | 96 | 96 | 48 | 57 | 51 | 111 | 111 | 14 | 12 | 152 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 50 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 48 | 64 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 19 | S 15 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 96 | 133 | 25 | 25 | 58 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 152 | 152 | 98 | 78 | 78 | 75 | 96 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 89 | 28 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | WNW 10 | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 104 | 104 | 104 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 46 | 70 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 2 | 70 |
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