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Steps surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Sunday 26 Apr 2026 JSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
24.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Steps today?
The current surf forecast for Steps at 8AM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 5 | S 5 | N 7 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | ENE 10 | SE 13 | SE 11 | ENE 10 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 3:57AM1.68m | 3:31PM1.62m | 4:39AM1.76m | 4:40PM1.71m | 5:12AM1.84m | 5:31PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56AM1.01m | 10:06PM0.60m | 10:48AM0.81m | 10:56PM0.61m | 11:27AM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — |
— | — | 7 | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
 kJ | 40 | 40 | 26 | 23 | 36 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 78 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 47 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 40 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | SE 11 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 16 | 7 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | S 5 | E 10 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | — | SE 13 | SE 11 | — | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 14 | 23 | 70 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 66 | 66 | 70 | 601 | 1336 | 623 | 619 |
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