Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Steps today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Steps at 6PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 8 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 75 | 74 | 74 | 81 | 77 | 58 | 47 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 25 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:57AM1.89m | 10:07PM1.93m | 10:41AM1.72m | 10:35PM1.85m | 11:31AM1.55m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58PM0.60m | 4:28AM0.52m | 4:26PM0.80m | 5:11AM0.59m | 4:54PM0.98m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 75 | 74 | 74 | 81 | 77 | 58 | 47 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 25 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 8 | S 12 |
| kJ | 71 | 71 | 71 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 21 | 29 | 43 | 71 | 98 | 114 | 112 | 115 | 143 | 199 | 312 | 413 | 496 | 496 | 406 | 406 | 540 | 764 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 659 | 659 | 621 | 619 | 619 | 985 | 826 | 792 | 610 | 610 |
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