Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Steps today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Steps at 3PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 443 | 490 | 408 | 356 | 349 | 418 | 360 | 201 | 192 | 188 | 181 | 268 | 221 | 138 | 138 | 146 | 142 | 100 | 100 | 102 | 110 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:22AM1.97m | 7:01PM1.94m | 6:17AM2.09m | 7:37PM2.01m | 7:05AM2.17m | 8:10PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:18PM0.07m | 00:34AM0.89m | 1:03PM-0.00m | 1:16AM0.75m | 1:44PM0.00m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 443 | 490 | 408 | 356 | 349 | 418 | 360 | 201 | 192 | 188 | 181 | 268 | 221 | 138 | 138 | 146 | 142 | 100 | 100 | 102 | 110 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | E 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | E 12 | E 12 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | 170 | 181 | 122 | 115 | 113 | 136 | 134 | 141 | 119 | 117 | 119 | 83 | 82 | 69 | 78 | 71 | 91 | 99 | 93 | 65 | 46 | 76 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SW 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 6 | E 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 184 | 100 | 178 | 136 | 132 | 37 | 37 | 125 | 89 | 86 | 85 | 12 | 7 | 52 | 51 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 50 | 51 | 53 | 56 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | NW 2 | NW 4 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 17 | 78 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
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