Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Steps today (08 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Steps at 6PM is: 5.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 18ft (5.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 18ft (5.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8796 | 8070 | 7383 | 7383 | 7585 | 5601 | 1930 | 2679 | 1893 | 2179 | 2223 | 2180 | 2230 | 2072 | 1119 | 1224 | 1029 | 919 | 937 | 900 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-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 | 4:15PM1.56m | 2:58AM1.76m | 5:29PM1.70m | 4:18AM1.85m | 6:19PM1.84m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:02AM0.50m | 9:15PM1.22m | 10:23AM0.35m | 10:46PM1.15m | 11:26AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 24 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 151 | 108 | 102 | 98 | 96 | 92 | 1751 | 2679 | 1893 | 923 | 550 | 370 | 291 | 235 | 932 | 701 | 701 | 579 | 515 | 900 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 118 | 89 | 111 | 83 | 80 | 52 | 307 | 320 | 399 | 363 | 347 | 280 | 336 | 515 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | E 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 43 | 43 | 17 | 17 | 38 | 38 | 67 | 102 | — | — | 191 | 191 | 133 | 98 | 62 | 331 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | 8796 | 8070 | 7383 | 7383 | 7585 | 5601 | 1930 | 1593 | 1699 | 2179 | 2223 | 2180 | 2230 | 2072 | 1119 | 1224 | 1029 | 919 | 937 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1051 | 1051 | 993 | 732 | 732 | 623 | 623 | 623 | 619 | 619 | 619 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 610 | 610 | 732 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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