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Steps surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Saturday 02 May 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
23.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Steps today?
The current surf forecast for Steps at 7AM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 5 | SW 5 | S 5 | ESE 9 | NW 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | W 8 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | NNW 6 | WSW 6 | NW 6 | WSW 6 | WNW 6 | |
1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 46 | 53 | 47 | 126 | 14 | 42 | 3 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:00AM2.00m | 8:02PM1.94m | 7:27AM1.99m | 8:37PM1.89m | 7:55AM1.97m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:13AM0.76m | 1:33PM0.19m | 1:41AM0.82m | 2:04PM0.18m | 2:10AM0.89m | 2:36PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — |
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Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 |
15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 5 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | NW 6 | ESE 9 | WNW 6 |
 kJ | 75 | 72 | 57 | 42 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 58 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 60 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 47 | 65 | 55 | 42 | 56 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | ESE 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | ESE 9 | WSW 6 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 55 | 56 | 56 | 58 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 54 | 24 | 14 | 55 | 3 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 5 | — | NW 5 | NE 9 | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | W 8 | — | — | WSW 6 | SSE 5 | — | SW 6 | E 12 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 5 | — | 8 | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 7 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | — | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 25 | 24 | 31 | 41 | 44 | 40 | 46 | 53 | 31 | 126 | 130 | 94 | 139 | 114 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 619 | 619 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 619 | 624 | 610 | 70 | 70 | 23 | 692 | 703 | 770 | 745 | 670 | 2 |
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