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Steps surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan
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Steps surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Steps sea temperature is
25.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Steps today (02 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Steps at 5AM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.1m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am June 02). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (02 Jun) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (02 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the SSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 6 | S 6 | |
4886 | 2461 | 1656 | 1165 | 961 | 695 | 269 | 155 | 120 | 97 | 74 | 63 | 53 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 22 | 22 | 49 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 7:35AM1.94m | 9:05PM1.80m | 8:10AM1.91m | 9:42PM1.75m | 8:46AM1.87m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:54AM0.98m | 2:24PM0.22m | 2:27AM1.00m | 3:00PM0.27m | 3:03AM1.02m | 3:37PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
21 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NNW 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SSE 7 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | S 6 | S 6 |
399 | 1118 | 720 | 497 | 391 | 262 | 235 | 221 | 224 | 198 | 130 | 63 | 94 | 68 | 65 | 46 | 31 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 25 | 26 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | — | — | — | ENE 10 | NNW 9 | W 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | N 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 10 |
— | 179 | — | — | — | 22 | 199 | 103 | 120 | 97 | 74 | 97 | 53 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 41 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | WSW 4 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | N 6 | N 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | 20 | 20 | 155 | 36 | 23 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | — | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
4886 | 2461 | 1656 | 1165 | 961 | 695 | 269 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 49 | 27 | 37 | 19 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 601 | 601 | 610 | 610 | 610 | 779 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 66 | 70 | 70 | 601 | 757 | 610 | 601 |
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