Steps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 26.32° N 127.76° E

Issued: 2 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Steps sea temperature is

28.8° C

Steps surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Steps today (23 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Steps at 6PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (JST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (23 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	7s
Evening (23 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	7s

Table - waves today at Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 23				Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 7	SW 7	SW 7	SW 7	SW 7	SW 7	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 6	SSE 7	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	8	8	8	8	10	10	9	8	8	8	9	40	62	147	172	169	206	202	193	180
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide			3:15PM1.40m			2:05AM1.64m					4:49PM1.46m				3:16AM1.64m				5:48PM1.56m
Low Tide				7:59PM1.19m					9:40AM0.65m				9:38PM1.24m				10:44AM0.56m


	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	7:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	30	30	30	28	28	28	28	29	30	30	30	29	28	28	28	29	30	31	30	28
Feels °C	33	33	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	33	33	33	34	35	36	35	33
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	SE 6	E 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8
kJ	34	52	51	50	50	50	33	33	33	32	31	40	30	147	172	169	206	202	193	180
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 7	SW 7	SW 7	SW 7	SW 7	SW 7	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 7	E 10	S 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	8	8	8	4	30	15	30	29	16	16	16	15	15
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 10	SSE 10	WSW 7	SW 7	S 8	S 7	SSE 9	S 7	SE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	ESE 11	SE 11	SE 16	SE 16	SSE 16
kJ	10	4	4	4	10	10	5	2	4	4	9	4	10	26	25	11	4	10	10	24
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 2	ESE 3	ESE 3	ESE 3	ESE 3	ESE 3	SE 3	SE 4	SE 4	SE 6	—	SSE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	5	15	—	62	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	66	14	14	14	14	14	66	66	66	66	66	70	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	7	4	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	9	8	6	9	5	6	5	5

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