Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Steps today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Steps at 10PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 504 | 564 | 649 | 794 | 1231 | 1728 | 1476 | 1405 | 1531 | 1566 | 1409 | 1013 | 865 | 865 | 692 | 625 | 637 | 625 | 529 | 452 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:43PM1.35m | 00:51AM1.57m | 4:53PM1.42m | 2:37AM1.55m | 5:40PM1.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26PM1.27m | 9:03AM0.73m | 9:18PM1.31m | 10:24AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 20 | 32 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 26 | 6 | 865 | 865 | 692 | 625 | 637 | 625 | 529 | 452 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SW 10 | ESE 10 | E 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 9 | SE 10 | ENE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 22 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 35 | 44 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 11 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 10 | SE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | E 14 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 11 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 41 | 36 | 35 | 4 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | — | SE 10 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 504 | 564 | 649 | 794 | 1231 | 1728 | 1476 | 1405 | 1531 | 1566 | 1409 | 1013 | — | 15 | 42 | 59 | 61 | 48 | 44 | 59 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 624 | 659 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 1003 | 659 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 659 | 659 | 732 | 610 | 0 |
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