Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Steps today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Steps at 3AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Wed night, near gales from the ESE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 23 | 35 | 262 | 253 | 111 | 132 | 185 | 429 | 262 | 225 | 263 | 184 | 111 | 129 | 157 | 2734 | 2039 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:06PM1.75m | 12:41PM1.41m | 11:45PM1.66m | 2:43PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:54PM0.98m | 6:04AM0.67m | 5:26PM1.14m | 7:20AM0.74m | 6:26PM1.27m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 23 | 35 | 303 | 251 | 111 | 132 | 185 | 429 | 262 | 225 | 263 | 184 | 111 | 129 | 157 | 72 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | ENE 6 | SE 7 | E 7 | S 8 | SW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 89 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 68 | 73 | 152 | 138 | 55 | 65 | 23 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | ESE 10 | SW 9 | ESE 11 | SW 9 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 24 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 109 | 26 | 17 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 301 | 302 | 331 | 262 | 253 | 285 | 294 | 186 | 157 | 111 | 51 | — | 302 | 277 | 297 | 671 | 2734 | 2039 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 659 | 619 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 601 |
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