Steps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 26.32° N 127.76° E

Issued: 8 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Steps sea temperature is

28.8°C

Steps surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

Time (JST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Sep)	-	-
Afternoon (13 Sep)	0.5ft (0.2m)	6s
Evening (13 Sep)	0.5ft (0.2m)	6s

Table - waves today at Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 13						Monday 14								Tuesday 15
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	E 14	E 14	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	NW 6	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
Wave Graph
kJ	0	0	0	3	3	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ENE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	NNE	ENE
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	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		8:17AM2.11m				8:26PM2.07m				8:54AM2.02m				8:51PM2.02m					9:32AM1.88m
Low Tide				2:23PM0.42m				2:40AM0.30m				2:51PM0.57m					3:13AM0.32m				3:17PM0.74m


	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:34	—
mm	—	—	—	1	2	1	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	2	—	—
Temp °C	27	28	29	29	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	27	26	26	26	27	28	28	28	27
Feels °C	30	31	31	31	28	30	31	30	30	28	29	30	30	29	28	29	29	30	31	31	31	30
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 13	E 14	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	62	61	61	62	61	57	56	57	163	144	154	158	158	158	158	158	162	169	177	173	173	176
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 6	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 6	S 6	N 5	N 5	N 5	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6
kJ	12	16	15	3	3	5	8	5	56	55	55	54	54	54	54	53	51	48	47	12	12	13
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	NW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	E 12	E 16	E 15
kJ	17	7	7	3	3	3	3	3	5	5	4	2	2	2	2	2	4	8	7	12	19	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 5	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	36	40	54	98	150	164	151	155	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Turtles Okinawa	Turtles Okinawa	Turtles Okinawa	Turtles Okinawa	Turtles Okinawa	Turtles Okinawa	Lightning Bolt North	Aja Okinawa	Aja Okinawa	Yona Bay Okinawa	Aja Okinawa	Aja Okinawa	Aja Okinawa	Aja Okinawa	Californias Okinawa	Californias Okinawa	Californias Okinawa	Californias Okinawa	Californias Okinawa	Californias Okinawa	Californias Okinawa	Californias Okinawa
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	2	2	2	2	2	2	610	14	14	66	14	14	14	14	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Okinawa	Turtles	Turtles	Turtles	Turtles	Turtles	Buma		Sesako Island	Yona Bay	Yona Bay	Yona Bay	Yona Bay	Yona Bay	Aja	Buma	Yona Bay	Yona Bay	Yona Bay	Buma	Yona Bay	Buma	Yona Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Katagai Chiba	Kuminatu Chiba	Amatu Chiba	Malibu Chiba	Choshi Chiba	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Osaki Point Shikoku	Osaki Point Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Susuki Shizuoka	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Nunoshima Shikoku	Nunoshima Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Greenmeadows New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Fish Boma South Africa	Injidup Carpark Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Sea Vista South Africa	Cloudbreak Fiji	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cintsa West South Africa	Hole-in-the-Wall South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Supertubes Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia
Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	6	5	5	6	6	5	6	6	6	9	5	5	5	5	5

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