Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Steps today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Steps at 12AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1020 | 763 | 461 | 480 | 530 | 502 | 411 | 411 | 402 | 325 | 266 | 221 | 199 | 168 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 127 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:53PM1.42m | 2:37AM1.55m | 5:40PM1.54m | 4:04AM1.62m | 6:09PM1.65m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18PM1.31m | 10:24AM0.64m | 10:49PM1.23m | 11:16AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 |
| kJ | 1020 | 763 | 461 | 480 | 530 | 502 | 411 | 411 | 402 | 325 | 266 | 221 | 199 | 168 | 468 | 674 | 1122 | 2199 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 9 | SE 10 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 29 | 35 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 35 | 67 | 38 | 85 | 87 | 251 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 127 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 9 | SE 10 | ESE 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | — |
| kJ | 13 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 132 | 121 | 71 | 55 | 31 | 88 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 24 | 52 | 73 | 91 | 84 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 659 | 601 | 610 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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