Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Steps today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Steps at 8PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 194 | 154 | 151 | 125 | 66 | 79 | 108 | 99 | 94 | 111 | 82 | 65 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 46 | 101 | 200 | 320 | 425 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:38PM2.06m | 8:51AM2.04m | 9:05PM2.05m | 9:31AM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:26PM0.32m | 2:43AM0.41m | 2:56PM0.43m | 3:18AM0.37m | 3:27PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | S 8 | SSW 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 194 | 154 | 151 | 125 | 66 | 79 | 108 | 99 | 94 | 111 | 82 | 65 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 101 | 522 | 408 | 393 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 10 | E 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 44 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 51 | 43 | 37 | 38 | 14 | 45 | 29 | 29 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 46 | 5 | 200 | 320 | 425 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 8 | SW 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 9 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 16 | S 9 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 40 | 22 | 22 | 40 | — | — | — | 12 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 111 | 115 | 118 | 118 | 139 | 128 | 128 | 176 | 280 | 404 | 523 | 606 | 758 | 867 | 793 | 711 | 636 | 809 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1003 | 659 | 659 | 659 | 659 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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