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Steps surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Monday 04 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
23.5° 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 12PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (04 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 78mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon morning, calm by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | WSW 6 | NNE 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | E 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | ESE 9 | SW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | |
66 | 91 | 175 | 4 | 146 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 7:55AM1.97m | 9:13PM1.82m | 8:24AM1.92m | 9:51PM1.73m | 8:55AM1.85m | 10:35PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:36PM0.22m | 2:39AM0.96m | 3:10PM0.29m | 3:09AM1.03m | 3:48PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | 7:02 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
16 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NNW 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | N 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
 kJ | 54 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 57 | 48 | 36 | 34 | 22 | 51 | 60 | 60 | 38 | 7 | 144 | 176 | 4 | 189 | 184 | 158 | 162 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 121 | 88 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | WSW 6 | — | WNW 6 | E 6 | W 6 | W 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | SW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 66 | 91 | 175 | 269 | 146 | 95 | 80 | 25 | 39 | 49 | 64 | 51 | 47 | 59 | 105 | 135 | 180 | 61 | 36 | 197 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 703 | 703 | 754 | 670 | 661 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 619 | 619 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 2 | 610 | 610 | 764 | 66 | 13 | 23 | 25 | 25 |
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