Thousand Steps Surf Forecast and Surf Report

What’s up, surfers? Rusty here. Gotta be real with you: the next 16 days are looking like a write-off for any decent waves around here. We’ve got days of tiny, weak swell and winds that are just messing everything up. It’s going to be a long stretch of flat and funky conditions, so don’t get too hyped.

From the get-go on Wednesday the 9th, Thousand Steps (Bali) is looking at a feeble 2ft of long-period SW groundswell (16 seconds), but the cross-onshore wind is going to turn it into a bumpy, messy closeout. The energy is weak, reading just 278, so there's nothing to get excited about. The water temp is sitting about average for this time of year. We move through the next few days with more of the same: tiny swell, never really getting above 3ft, and winds shifting from the SSE, adding chop to an already poor setup. Energy readings stay low, mostly in the 200 to 400 range, which tells you all you need to know.

This poor run continues straight through the weekend and into next week. Swell stays small, between 2ft and 3ft, and even when the period is long, the size just isn’t enough to get any sort of wave. There are a couple of moments around Tuesday the 15th and Wednesday the 16th where the wind lightens up and might clean things up a bit, but the swell is simply too weak. The long periods (17-20 seconds) suggest some push, but it’s not translating into anything at this reef. Energy levels remain low to moderate.

The second week looks like more of the same. The 21st and 22nd see a slight bump in swell to around 3ft, with energy pushing up to 480, but the wind is still a problem. A slightly stronger SSW pulse is forecast around the 16th and 17th, but it’s not enough to create anything clean. For most of this period, this set-up is looking far more appealing for a kiteboard than a surfboard. There just isn’t one standout day. Keep the quiver in the car, and let’s hope the models change their story. This is Rusty, signing off.

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