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Paishawan Beach

5:58 pm 12 Apr 2011

Paishawan Beach

5:49 pm 12 Apr 2011

Steps ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 2.0
Difficulty level: 3.0
Crowds: 2.0

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Steps Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Japan – Okinawa)

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Name: Steps
Type: beach
Reliability: inconsistent
Best Swell: SW Offshore Wind: ESE

Steps in Okinawa is an exposed beach break that has inconsistent surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the east southeast. Usually gets local windswells, but groundswells do happen and the best wave direction is from the southwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. Likely to be crowded if working. The crowds in the water make a gath helmet a good idea.

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Overall Steps Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Steps Location Map

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Steps:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Turtles 1 mi
Second closest break Marinas 2 mi
Third closest break Californias 2 mi
Fourth closest break Corners 2 mi
Fifth closest break Hawaiians 2 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Steps:

Closest wave buoy Western Aleutians Buoy 3179 mi
Second closest wave buoy Bering Sea Buoy 3414 mi
Third closest wave buoy Southeast Bering Sea Buoy 3608 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Shumagin Islands Buoy 4069 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy South Aleutians Buoy 4326 mi

Tide stations nearest to Steps:

Closest tide station Toya, Okinawa, Japan 5 mi
Second closest tide station Awase, Okinawa, Japan 6 mi
Third closest tide station Isikawa, Okinawa, Japan 9 mi
Fourth closest tide station Naha, Okinawa, Japan 9 mi
Fifth closest tide station Naha, Okinawa, Japan (2) 9 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Steps:

Closest ski area Megahira Onsen Megahira (Japan) 622 mi
Second closest ski area Osorakan (Japan) 629 mi
Third closest ski area White-Valley Matsubara (Japan) 635 mi
Fourth closest ski area Yawata Kogen 191 (Japan) 635 mi
Fifth closest ski area Pine Ridge Resorts Geihoku (Japan) 639 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to Steps:

Closest city location Chatan (Japan) 1 mi
Second closest city location Misato (Japan) 1 mi
Third closest city location Ginowan (Japan) 5 mi
Fourth closest city location Urasoe (Japan) 6 mi
Fifth closest city location Gushikawa (Japan) 7 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Steps is Kadena Ab Airport (DNA) in Japan, 4 km (2 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Steps is Naha Airport (OKA), also in Japan, 18 km (11 miles) away.
  • Third is Yoron Airport (RNJ) in Japan, 103 km (64 miles) away.
  • Kumejima Airport (UEO) in Japan is 104 km (65 miles) away.
  • Tokunoshima Airport (TKN), also in Japan is the fifth nearest airport to Steps and is 202 km (125 miles) away.
Steps break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Steps, Japan - Okinawa. Use the tab navigation above to view Steps sea temperature, Steps photographs, Steps detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Steps webcams, current wind from Japan - Okinawa live weather stations and Steps tide predictions. The Japan swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Japan and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Japan wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Steps.