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Steps surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Wednesday 21 Jan 2026 JST
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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
22.3° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Steps today?

The current surf forecast for Steps at 3PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am January 21). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (21 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (21 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sat
24
6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
S
0.1
S
0.2
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.4
NNW
1.5
NW
2
NNW
2.1
N
2.1
N
1.9
N
1.7
N
1.6
N
1.3
N
1.1
NNW
1.1
NNW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
N
Period(s) (?)88888881010101010999998888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)51511110004080000000000000
Wind
(km/h)
40
N
35
N
40
N
40
N
40
N
45
N
35
N
35
NNE
35
N
35
N
30
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:11AM
1.95
8:41PM
2.05
9:40AM
1.96
9:20PM
1.99
10:11AM
1.95
10:03PM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:50PM
0.76
3:13AM
0.19
3:26PM
0.71
3:45AM
0.29
4:06PM
0.67
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sat
24
Sunrise-7:16-------7:16-------7:16------
Sunset----6:01-------6:02-------6:04---
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----11-1----------------
Temp. °C161514141313131313131314141413141314151515141414
Feels °C (?)9766445555678779810111111101111
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