Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Steps today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Steps at 2AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue night, moderate winds from the S by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | NW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 27 | 1075 | 1099 | 1075 | 1014 | 838 | 688 | 549 | 539 | 533 | 567 | 929 | 838 | 635 | 700 | 757 | 673 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:34PM1.75m | 5:46AM1.86m | 6:59PM1.84m | 6:25AM1.97m | 7:23PM1.93m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:08AM0.97m | 12:28PM0.30m | 00:38AM0.84m | 12:59PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | | | | |  |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — |
mm | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 13 | N 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | E 7 | E 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 7593 | 3169 | 417 | 644 | 896 | 674 | 502 | 688 | 549 | 539 | 533 | 567 | 40 | 39 | 635 | 700 | 757 | 673 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 28 | 27 | 453 | 582 | 191 | 136 | 92 | 65 | 62 | 55 | 48 | 42 | 54 | 53 | 38 | 25 | 168 | 95 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 10 | ESE 12 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 579 | 307 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 55 | 55 | 23 | 29 | 25 | 51 | 48 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 587 | 1144 | 1075 | 1099 | 1075 | 1014 | 838 | 437 | 277 | 191 | 171 | 247 | 929 | 838 | 304 | 324 | 198 | 210 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 610 | 610 | 610 | 610 | 610 | 601 | 610 | 610 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 610 | 610 | 610 | 601 | 66 | 14 | 601 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Okinawa | ||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan | ||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Steps surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest