Steps surf break

Steps surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 JST
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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
24.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Steps today?

The current surf forecast for Steps at 1PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (16 Apr)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (16 Apr)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


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Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
3
4
4
4
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.9
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.1
ESE
2
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)151516161615161515151514151616161616151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11401251142013001284125112671118110399300000000000000
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:17AM
2.05
6:44PM
2.08
6:47AM
2.13
7:27PM
2.14
7:18AM
2.17
8:11PM
2.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:30PM
0.32
12:45AM
0.46
1:06PM
0.15
1:22AM
0.52
1:44PM
0.02
1:59AM
0.63
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
Sunrise-6:05-------6:03-------6:03------
Sunset----6:52-------6:52-------6:52---
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212222222221212121222223232222222222232322212121
Feels °C (?)222321212121222221212122222121222222232321191919
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