Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Steps today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Steps at 3AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 9 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 644 | 539 | 678 | 826 | 1178 | 818 | 954 | 831 | 762 | 670 | 658 | 584 | 434 | 302 | 200 | 153 | 91 | 90 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:59PM1.84m | 6:25AM1.97m | 7:23PM1.93m | 7:01AM2.05m | 7:47PM1.99m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:38AM0.84m | 12:59PM0.24m | 1:08AM0.71m | 1:28PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | E 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 644 | 539 | 678 | 826 | 29 | 818 | 954 | 831 | 762 | 670 | 658 | 584 | 434 | 302 | 200 | 153 | 91 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 8 | E 12 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 39 | 55 | 33 | 32 | 54 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 123 | 47 | 118 | 97 | 115 | 112 | 107 | 88 | 89 | 90 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 10 | E 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | SE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 7 | E 14 |
| kJ | 33 | 32 | 55 | 55 | 23 | 53 | 25 | 24 | 38 | 15 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 63 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | WSW 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SE 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 450 | 353 | 288 | 202 | 1178 | 243 | 261 | 264 | 167 | 265 | 174 | 92 | 103 | 150 | 124 | 153 | 160 | 175 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 601 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 619 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 619 | 635 | 0 | 621 | 0 |
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