
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Steps today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 26ft (8.0m), 17s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 25ft (7.5m), 18s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 28ft (8.5m), 18s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Steps at 8AM is: 6.5m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 6.0m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 26ft (8.0m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 25ft (7.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 28ft (8.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri night, min 27°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Sat morning, moderate winds from the SE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18670 | 20783 | 22018 | 37873 | 50068 | 32378 | 36438 | 42490 | 49006 | 51600 | 57293 | 56362 | 43485 | 29230 | 18797 | 13076 | 10054 | 5029 | 4507 | 3219 | 2489 | 2017 | 1780 | 1293 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:16AM1.80m | 4:07PM1.61m | 3:21AM1.84m | 5:22PM1.73m | 4:24AM1.91m | 6:21PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:21AM0.49m | 9:25PM1.07m | 10:29AM0.32m | 10:42PM1.08m | 11:29AM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SSE 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 10 |
18670 | 20783 | 22018 | 37873 | 28883 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8414 | 5502 | 3652 | 3558 | 3067 | 2094 | 1118 | 736 | 403 | 1293 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 43 | 283 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 13 | WSW 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 40 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — |
— | — | — | 24413 | 50068 | 32378 | 36438 | 42490 | 49006 | 51600 | 57293 | 56362 | 43485 | 29230 | 18797 | 13076 | 10054 | 5029 | 4507 | 3219 | 2489 | 2017 | 1780 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 610 | 610 | 610 | 748 | 1022 | 862 | 748 | 748 | 748 | 757 | 748 | 748 | 732 | 1003 | 993 | 619 | 619 | 619 | 619 | 619 | 619 | 619 | 619 | 619 |
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