Steps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 26.32° N 127.76° E

Issued: 2 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Steps sea temperature is

27.8°C

Steps surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Steps today (21 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Steps at 7AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (JST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Oct)	11ft (3.5m)	16s
Afternoon (21 Oct)	11ft (3.5m)	16s
Evening (21 Oct)	15ft (4.5m)	16s

Table - waves today at Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed morning, strong winds from the NE by Wed night).
	Wednesday 21								Thursday 22								Friday 23
	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
Rating (10 max)	4	5	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 15	SE 15	SE 16	SE 16	SE 17	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 16	S 16	S 15
Wave Graph
kJ	2491	3144	4274	5622	6874	7225	5537	9876	9216	9565	10013	10362	10384	10129	9755	12813	7698	12404	12516	14156	15634	16715	15173	19434
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE
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	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide			3:02AM1.50m				4:26PM1.68m				4:09AM1.63m				4:55PM1.79m				4:59AM1.77m				5:23PM1.91m
Low Tide	9:44PM1.12m				9:45AM0.69m				10:28PM0.94m				10:31AM0.62m				11:03PM0.74m				11:10AM0.57m


	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	1	9	10	14	6	8	2	2	—	1	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	26	26	26	27	28	28	27	26	26	26	24	24	24	24	25	26	26	26	27	27	28	28	27	27
Feels °C	29	29	29	30	30	29	27	25	24	24	21	22	22	22	24	25	25	24	26	25	27	27	27	25
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 15	SE 15	SE 16	SE 16	SE 17	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 15	N 9	SSE 16	SSE 16	N 8	S 16	S 16	S 15
kJ	2491	3144	4274	5622	6874	7225	5537	9876	9216	9565	10013	10362	10384	10129	9755	12813	7698	153	12516	14156	68	16715	15173	19434
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 8	NNW 7	NNW 7	—	—	SSE 20	SSE 20	—	—	—	—	NNW 8	—	NNW 8	N 8	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 8	N 8	—	—	—
kJ	2	5	5	—	—	4242	2953	—	—	—	—	165	—	290	245	220	190	158	150	92	51	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 10	—	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	NE 4	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 7	ENE 8	E 8	SSE 15	—	—	SSE 16	—	ESE 9	S 16
kJ	197	210	—	227	222	222	29	89	178	307	621	1020	1096	992	543	1240	1429	12404	—	—	15634	—	1286	12531
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	1	1	5	5	1	5	2	5	5	5	4	4	1	4	4	2	1	2	2	2	4
Distance (km)	0	0	3	2	2	692	691	661	691	661	659	659	659	659	659	748	659	745	748	748	748	748	748	659
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	6	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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