Steps Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Okinawa, Japan)
Steps Spot ID
Type: beach
Reliability: inconsistent
Best: Swell SW | Wind ESE
Sea Temperature Today is: 26.1 °C
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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.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For Chatan, 2 km from Steps.
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Steps Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Kadena Air Force Base Airport, 4 km from Steps.
light winds from the NNE km/h |  Clear | Air temperature 23.2 °C |
Overall Steps Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in October
Surf photos from
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Use this relief map to navigate to Okinawa surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Steps
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Steps:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break1 mi
- Second closest break2 mi
- Third closest break2 mi
- Fourth closest break2 mi
- Fifth closest break2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Steps:
- Closest wave buoy8 mi
- Second closest wave buoy14 mi
- Third closest wave buoy183 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy186 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy265 mi
Tide stations nearest to Steps:
- Closest tide station1 mi
- Second closest tide station5 mi
- Third closest tide station5 mi
- Fourth closest tide station6 mi
- Fifth closest tide station6 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Steps:
- Closest ski area477 mi
- Second closest ski area495 mi
- Third closest ski area507 mi
- Fourth closest ski area511 mi
- Fifth closest ski area584 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Steps:
- Closest city location1 mi
- Second closest city location5 mi
- Third closest city location7 mi
- Fourth closest city location7 mi
- Fifth closest city location11 mi
Airports
- 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.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Steps, 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 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.
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