Thousand Steps Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s see what we’ve got for the next couple of weeks. To be straight up with you, it’s a real quiet stretch. The surf is slim to none for the most part, and there’s no standout day where everything clicks. We’re looking at small, weak energy and mostly onshore or cross-onshore winds, which isn’t a recipe for anything exciting.

We’ve got a long gap of nothing really worth paddling out for. Starting from now, the first chance to even think about a wave is a good week away. The swell is tiny – around 1ft to 2ft – and the period is short, so it’s just gonna be weak and bumpy. The combined energy is mostly three-digit but on the low side (166 to 372), so there’s not much push behind it.

The standout – and I use that term loosely – looks to be around Wednesday, July 16th, into Thursday, July 17th. Wednesday morning, we get a 3ft swell from the west, but the period is a terrible 8 seconds, so it’ll be messy and weak (combined energy 182). Thursday morning, July 17th, a 1ft swell from the SW with a long period of 19 seconds shows up (combined energy 271). That’s a groundswell, so maybe there’s a bit of shape, but it’s tiny. The wind is light and cross-onshore, so it won’t be glassy, but not howling either.

The best option is Thousand Steps. It’s a reef break, so those long-period swells can line up better here than on a beach. With 1ft SW swell and a 19-second period, it’ll be weak but maybe have some clean lines if the tide cooperates. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing weird there. But don’t expect much – this is one for the longboard or maybe a fun SUP session.

Overall, it’s a quiet outlook. If you’re desperate, keep an eye on those tiny groundswell pulses, but don’t get your hopes up. The second week fades out into even smaller surf, with combined energy dropping below 200. This area just isn’t firing right now.

Rusty.

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