- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Surf Forecasts:
Steps surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 JSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Steps surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Steps sea temperature is
24.1° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Steps today?
The current surf forecast for Steps at 10PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | |
8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 7:18PM2.07m | 6:46AM2.15m | 8:06PM2.08m | 7:26AM2.16m | 8:56PM2.03m | 8:08AM2.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:44PM0.02m | 00:59AM0.76m | 1:27PM-0.08m | 1:42AM0.83m | 2:13PM-0.11m | 2:26AM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | 7:09 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 |
20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 349 | 316 | 331 | 355 | 363 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | N 7 | SE 14 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 398 | 431 | 453 | 502 | 516 | 493 | 454 | 450 | 488 | 428 | 428 | 428 | 432 | 439 | 403 | 412 | 405 | 405 | 351 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 659 | 659 | 659 | 659 | 659 | 2 | 2 | 659 | 1054 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 659 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Okinawa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Steps surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest