Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Steps today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Steps at 11AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun morning, light winds from the SSE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4502 | 3454 | 2595 | 2018 | 1550 | 1327 | 1047 | 983 | 822 | 651 | 575 | 637 | 449 | 398 | 343 | 326 | 320 | 277 | 123 | 184 | 189 | 90 | 72 | 142 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | 4:24AM1.91m | 6:21PM1.85m | 5:24AM2.01m | 7:12PM1.94m | 6:18AM2.10m | 7:57PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:29AM0.15m | 11:46PM1.04m | 12:23PM0.01m | 00:39AM0.98m | 1:13PM-0.07m | 1:27AM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:23 |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 9 | SW 10 | W 10 | SE 13 | E 9 | W 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 1269 | 899 | 528 | 283 | 194 | 45 | 115 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 515 | 449 | 398 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 123 | 184 | 189 | 90 | 71 | 142 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SE 13 | W 9 | SE 13 | E 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | S 8 | E 9 | S 7 | SW 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | 85 | 116 | 104 | 73 | 7 | 28 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 33 | 15 | 68 | 72 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 12 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | E 9 | S 8 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 24 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 40 | 53 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | S 8 |
| kJ | 4502 | 3454 | 2595 | 2018 | 1550 | 1327 | 1047 | 983 | 822 | 651 | 575 | 637 | — | — | 343 | 326 | 320 | 277 | 115 | — | — | — | — | 71 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 619 | 601 | 619 | 619 | 619 | 619 | 619 | 619 | 619 | 619 | 14 | 624 | 670 | 703 | 635 | 0 | 619 | 635 | 0 | 624 | 670 | 670 | 0 | 0 |
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