Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Steps today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Steps at 9AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 31). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue night, light winds from the E by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 86 | 79 | 76 | 76 | 94 | 108 | 82 | 82 | 25 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 67 | 124 | 234 | 267 | 302 | 371 | 436 | 541 | 578 | 578 | 590 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 8:51AM2.04m | 9:05PM2.05m | 9:31AM1.95m | 9:34PM2.01m | 10:17AM1.82m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:43AM0.41m | 2:56PM0.43m | 3:18AM0.37m | 3:27PM0.58m | 3:58AM0.37m | 4:00PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 86 | 79 | 76 | 76 | 94 | 108 | 82 | 82 | 25 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 67 | 124 | 234 | 267 | 302 | 371 | 436 | 541 | 578 | 578 | 590 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | E 11 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | E 16 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 51 | 43 | 47 | 39 | 23 | 21 | 35 | 29 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 33 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 36 | 35 | 5 | 51 | 27 | 26 | 277 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | ENE 11 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 14 | ENE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 40 | 22 | 38 | 40 | 41 | 66 | — | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — |
| kJ | 118 | 125 | 139 | 181 | 268 | 385 | 479 | 504 | 662 | 905 | 858 | 767 | 813 | 942 | 1043 | 898 | 809 | 791 | 737 | 678 | 662 | 475 | 318 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 692 | 3 | 1000 | 826 | 659 | 745 | 659 | 619 | 732 | 610 | 610 | 610 | 610 | 601 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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