Surf Forecasts:
Thousand Steps surf forecast from 15 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 16 Nov, 4AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period, W swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 17 Nov, 4AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period, W swell with 936 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 15 Nov, 10PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Thousand Steps this week:
The surf forecast for Thousand Steps over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Nov 15) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Thousand Steps in the next 16 days are 3.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Nov 17) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Friday (Nov 27) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Sun 15th Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Mon 16th Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) 19s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Tue 17th Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Thousand Steps over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Mon night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu morning, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 14 | SSW 15 | W 18 | WNW 17 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 424 | 311 | 222 | 639 | 482 | 348 | 407 | 199 | 91 | 29 | 50 | 42 | 94 | 282 | 461 | 164 | 95 | 71 | 50 | 51 | 134 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:40AM1.75m | 4:19AM1.50m | 4:39AM1.59m | 2:25PM1.53m | 4:55AM1.70m | 3:54PM1.50m | 5:13AM1.83m | 5:05PM1.51m | 5:35AM1.98m | 6:06PM1.54m | 6:01AM2.14m | 7:01PM1.57m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 8:03PM0.60m | 7:42AM1.44m | 8:57PM0.64m | 9:45AM1.33m | 9:42PM0.67m | 10:51AM1.15m | 10:21PM0.71m | 11:36AM0.92m | 10:56PM0.76m | 12:16PM0.67m | 11:32PM0.81m | 12:55PM0.42m | 00:08AM0.87m | ||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | — | 4:47 | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 22 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 14 | SSW 15 | W 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | W 15 | W 14 | SSW 13 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | SSW 15 | W 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 424 | 311 | 222 | 639 | 482 | 263 | 163 | 107 | 56 | 22 | 35 | 31 | 94 | 71 | 128 | 164 | 95 | 51 | 33 | 23 | 134 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 16 | W 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 13 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 15 | SSW 14 | W 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 7 |
| kJ | 132 | 259 | 92 | 163 | 160 | 105 | 57 | 57 | 35 | 24 | 50 | 42 | 71 | 21 | 61 | 66 | 63 | 71 | 33 | 34 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 9 | WNW 18 | S 10 | SW 19 | S 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 14 | W 19 | S 9 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 68 | 7 | 114 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 30 | 30 | 18 | 29 | 28 | 14 | 37 | 28 | 2 | 60 | 37 | 12 | 50 | 51 | 73 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | — | — | — | SSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 23 | 348 | 407 | 199 | 91 | — | — | — | 81 | 282 | 461 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 104 | 0 | 48 | 96 | 187 | 96 | 187 | 7 | 7 | 104 | 39 | 671 | 316 | 96 | 16 | 104 | 0 | 22 | 104 | 40 |
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