Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Steps today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Steps at 4AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 657 | 573 | 400 | 346 | 354 | 239 | 151 | 106 | 83 | 81 | 101 | 84 | 342 | 331 | 273 | 247 | 92 | 84 |
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 | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:23PM1.93m | 7:01AM2.05m | 7:47PM1.99m | 7:37AM2.09m | 8:12PM2.04m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:08AM0.71m | 1:28PM0.22m | 1:38AM0.59m | 1:57PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 657 | 573 | 400 | 346 | 354 | 239 | 151 | 106 | 75 | 81 | 101 | 84 | 108 | 106 | 96 | 94 | 92 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 7 |
| kJ | 26 | 115 | 91 | 62 | 95 | 112 | 88 | 88 | 83 | 65 | 60 | 36 | 20 | 19 | 31 | 53 | 51 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | W 8 | W 7 | S 7 | E 12 |
| kJ | 24 | 66 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 44 | 25 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 31 | 55 | 55 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 191 | 66 | 156 | 96 | 146 | 151 | 139 | 128 | 131 | 193 | 265 | 332 | 342 | 331 | 273 | 247 | 218 | 163 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 601 | 601 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 826 | 610 | 692 | 610 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 826 | 0 | 3 |
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