Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Steps today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Steps at 4PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 109 | 112 | 84 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 90 | 92 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 67 | 62 | 47 | 65 | 86 | 76 | 74 | 65 | 61 | 62 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 7:05AM2.17m | 8:10PM2.05m | 7:50AM2.19m | 8:42PM2.06m | 8:33AM2.14m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:44PM0.00m | 1:56AM0.63m | 2:21PM0.08m | 2:34AM0.54m | 2:56PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — |
mm | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 109 | 112 | 84 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 67 | 90 | 92 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 67 | 62 | 46 | 65 | 86 | 76 | 74 | 65 | 61 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 68 | 66 | 84 | 66 | 65 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 66 | 69 | 46 | 46 | 63 | 46 | 47 | 37 | 20 | 50 | 46 | 40 | 35 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 73 | 73 | 71 | 50 | 53 | 55 | 33 | 50 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 28 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 53 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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