Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Steps today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Steps at 6PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 463 | 505 | 844 | 2620 | 2491 | 2974 | 4274 | 5363 | 6874 | 6924 | 7847 | 7896 | 8991 | 11571 | 11275 | 9962 | 9582 | 9339 | 11276 | 10990 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:51PM1.56m | 3:02AM1.50m | 4:26PM1.68m | 4:09AM1.63m | 4:55PM1.79m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:44PM1.12m | 9:45AM0.69m | 10:28PM0.94m | 10:31AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 7 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 1427 | 1179 | 998 | 2620 | 2491 | 2974 | 4274 | 5363 | 6874 | 6924 | 7847 | 7896 | 8991 | 11571 | 11275 | 9962 | 9582 | 9339 | 11276 | 10990 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | — | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | SSE 19 | — | NW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | N 8 | N 9 |
| kJ | 223 | 505 | 844 | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 149 | 163 | — | — | — | 5915 | — | 65 | 140 | — | — | 279 | 225 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 463 | 146 | 227 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | ENE 9 | — | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 210 | 197 | 227 | — | 227 | — | 305 | 469 | 171 | 363 | 577 | 855 | 1070 | 1182 | 1132 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 661 | 661 | 659 | 691 | 661 | 659 | 659 | 659 | 659 | 748 | 748 |
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