Steps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 26.32° N 127.76° E

Issued: 2 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Steps sea temperature is

27.8°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Steps today (23 Oct):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 15s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Steps at 7PM is: 6.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (JST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (23 Oct)	20ft (6.0m)	15s
Evening (23 Oct)	20ft (6.0m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun night).
	Fri 23				Saturday 24								Sunday 25
	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)	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	2	2	2	2	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 15	S 16	S 15	SSW 14	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	S 8
Wave Graph
kJ	14542	16439	17791	15461	12498	5085	5489	5559	4496	3212	2510	1834	1261	1230	907	776	343	268	176	137
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	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	cross-off	cross	cross
High Tide			5:23PM1.91m				5:43AM1.91m				5:52PM2.01m					6:25AM2.02m				6:21PM2.09m
Low Tide	11:10AM0.57m				11:36PM0.53m				11:47AM0.54m					00:09AM0.33m				12:22PM0.55m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—
	—	5:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—
mm	1	2	1	1	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	—	1	1	1	—	—
Temp °C	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	27	27	27	27	27	26
Feels °C	24	24	24	24	24	25	24	24	25	25	26	26	26	25	28	27	28	28	30	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 8	S 15	—	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	ESE 9	S 8	ESE 9
kJ	35	13088	—	11411	11710	2518	1150	3529	1167	841	1164	1327	1256	655	505	330	320	227	172	184
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 8	NNW 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 10	NNW 9	NNW 9	ESE 9	SW 10	ESE 9	S 8
kJ	36	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	8	7	208	268	227	137
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 10	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 8	NNW 8	SW 9	SW 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	8	8	7	6	176	107
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 15	S 16	S 15	S 14	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 8	S 8	—	—
kJ	14542	16439	17791	15461	12498	5085	5489	5559	4496	3212	2510	1834	1261	1230	907	776	343	246	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Nomozaki Kyu Shu	Nomozaki Kyu Shu	Chengkung South	Chengkung South	Chengkung South	Fukuoka Kyu Shu	Chengkung South	Sunrise North	The Core North	Kangjeong (Jejudo Island) South Korea	Funingwan Fujian	Funingwan Fujian	Golfcourse Kyu Shu	Lightning Bolt North	Lightning Bolt North	Lightning Bolt North	Lightning Bolt North	Nomozaki Kyu Shu	Yonabaru Okinawa	Yonabaru Okinawa
Rating (10 max)	1	2	9	5	5	1	4	5	3	5	3	4	4	2	2	2	2	3	1	1
Distance (km)	748	748	732	732	732	830	732	623	621	779	764	764	715	610	610	610	610	748	13	13
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	8	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5

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