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Steps surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan
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Steps surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Steps sea temperature is
23.9° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Steps today?
The current surf forecast for Steps at 2AM is: 0.1m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 10 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 16 | SE 10 | |
1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 47 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | 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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 3:43PM1.62m | 4:16AM1.84m | 4:45PM1.76m | 4:53AM1.95m | 5:39PM1.90m | 5:30AM2.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53PM0.68m | 10:38AM0.63m | 10:44PM0.67m | 11:20AM0.40m | 11:31PM0.67m | 12:02PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | |
7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 10 |
199 | 172 | 176 | 193 | 205 | 193 | 193 | 180 | 156 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 113 | 113 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 3 | 1 | 47 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | E 11 | S 16 | S 6 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | SE 16 | S 16 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 12 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 10 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | E 3 | ENE 9 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 9 | E 5 | E 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 84 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 196 | 77 | 99 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 610 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 4 | 610 | 4 | 66 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 66 | 619 | 610 | 610 | 2 | 659 | 0 |
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