Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Steps today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Steps at 3AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue night, min 26°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 41 | 58 | 118 | 146 | 170 | 160 | 189 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:35PM1.85m | 11:31AM1.55m | 11:06PM1.75m | 12:41PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26PM0.80m | 5:11AM0.59m | 4:54PM0.98m | 6:04AM0.67m | 5:26PM1.14m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 35 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 41 | 58 | 118 | 146 | 170 | 160 | 189 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | — | — | — | S 10 | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | ENE 8 | SW 9 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | — | 12 | 40 | 28 | 28 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 170 | 182 | 226 | 243 | 269 | 257 | 263 | 366 | 337 | 302 | 368 | 364 | 344 | 300 | 204 | 242 | 330 | 263 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 659 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 619 | 792 | 792 | 659 | 619 | 610 | 0 | 0 | 610 | 610 | 610 | 610 | 0 |
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