Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Steps today (20 Sep):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Steps at 12AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | N 5 | N 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 24 | 27 | 33 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:44PM1.53m | 4:23PM1.43m | 2:01AM1.48m | 5:02PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24PM1.30m | 8:12AM0.78m | 9:07PM1.32m | 9:47AM0.70m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 18 | E 16 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 1039 | 1471 | 1589 | 1643 | 1759 | 1929 | 1918 | 1922 | 1781 | 1811 | 1579 | 1218 | 1037 | 771 | 584 | 418 | 284 | 220 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | NNW 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | ESE 18 | ESE 18 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 17 | 22 | — | — | — | 31 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 24 | 27 | 33 | 72 | 72 | 74 | 81 | 77 | 89 | 104 | 142 | 196 | 227 | 251 | 219 | 187 | 187 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 659 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 659 | 659 | 659 | 659 | 610 | 610 | 610 | 610 | 610 | 661 | 755 | 705 | 610 |
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