Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Steps today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Steps at 2PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 4.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue night, moderate winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | N 6 | SW 9 | SW 9 | NW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 65 | 39 | 38 | 205 | 28 | 27 | 860 | 500 | 693 | 728 | 691 | 589 | 629 | 892 | 1019 | 901 | 755 | 672 | 766 | 841 | 1230 | 914 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:02AM1.74m | 6:34PM1.75m | 5:46AM1.86m | 6:59PM1.84m | 6:25AM1.97m | 7:23PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:55AM0.40m | 00:08AM0.97m | 12:28PM0.30m | 00:38AM0.84m | 12:59PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 14 | E 13 | ESE 12 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 8845 | 11175 | 11004 | 10024 | 6307 | 3383 | 589 | 1230 | 637 | 833 | 615 | 476 | 479 | 892 | 1019 | 901 | 755 | 635 | 766 | 841 | 1230 | 914 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | ENE 12 | E 11 | NNE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 13 | E 12 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 65 | 39 | 38 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 589 | 256 | 317 | 108 | 75 | 66 | 46 | 40 | 38 | 43 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 51 | 48 | 115 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | S 8 | ESE 11 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 18 | E 18 | E 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 157 | 1 | 156 | 17 | 17 | 35 | 33 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 6 | 6 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 205 | 480 | 653 | 860 | 500 | 693 | 728 | 691 | 589 | 629 | 415 | 587 | 736 | 653 | 672 | 589 | 476 | 164 | 126 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 619 | 621 | 621 | 601 | 610 | 610 | 610 | 610 | 610 | 601 | 610 | 610 | 610 | 601 | 610 | 601 | 610 | 610 | 610 | 610 | 14 | 610 |
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