Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Steps today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Steps at 8PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | S 8 | SW 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 181 | 217 | 180 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 109 | 112 | 107 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 73 | 73 | 90 | 77 | 70 | 67 | 66 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:37PM2.01m | 7:05AM2.17m | 8:10PM2.05m | 7:50AM2.19m | 8:42PM2.06m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03PM-0.00m | 1:16AM0.75m | 1:44PM0.00m | 1:56AM0.63m | 2:21PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — |
mm | 10 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | S 8 | SW 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 181 | 217 | 180 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 109 | 112 | 107 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 69 | 67 | 90 | 77 | 65 | 67 | 66 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 8 | S 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 81 | 83 | 82 | 69 | 64 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 84 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 73 | 73 | 69 | 65 | 70 | 63 | 37 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 85 | 12 | 12 | 52 | 51 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 51 | 53 | 55 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 6 | — | ESE 6 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | 17 | — | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 3 |
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