Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Steps today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Steps at 2AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 17s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon night, gales from the WNW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | N 5 | SW 9 | N 6 | SW 9 | SW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 79 | 135 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 44 | 38 | 204 | 28 | 27 | 1664 | 2585 | 1904 | 1451 | 1234 | 1195 | 1333 | 1513 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:09PM1.65m | 5:02AM1.74m | 6:34PM1.75m | 5:46AM1.86m | 6:59PM1.84m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:34PM1.10m | 11:55AM0.40m | 00:08AM0.97m | 12:28PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | |  | | |  |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 14 | E 13 | NE 12 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 1750 | 3216 | 3691 | 5936 | 8845 | 9999 | 10089 | 9716 | 7357 | 4586 | 1783 | 1092 | 1128 | 1412 | 1234 | 1195 | 1333 | 1513 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | NE 10 | ESE 12 | NNE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 79 | 83 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 39 | 38 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 407 | 196 | 495 | 93 | 58 | 50 | 47 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | SW 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | ESE 20 | — | — | S 8 | NE 12 | E 11 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 |
| kJ | 20 | 135 | 19 | 10 | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | 1 | 314 | 209 | 17 | 17 | 35 | 33 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | — | — | N 5 | — | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 68 | 143 | 100 | — | — | 44 | — | 204 | 465 | 1159 | 1664 | 2585 | 1904 | 1451 | 1207 | 1029 | 913 | 1196 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 35 | 26 | 26 | 619 | 610 | 610 | 610 | 601 | 610 | 610 | 610 | 610 | 610 | 610 | 610 | 601 |
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