Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Steps today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Steps at 4PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ESE on Thu night, strong winds from the SE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | S 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 289 | 111 | 132 | 189 | 257 | 264 | 225 | 215 | 500 | 314 | 78 | 817 | 1713 | 1809 | 1695 | 1825 | 1761 | 1647 | 1926 | 1774 | 1562 | 1202 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:41PM1.41m | 11:45PM1.66m | 2:43PM1.35m | 00:51AM1.57m | 4:53PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:04AM0.67m | 5:26PM1.14m | 7:20AM0.74m | 6:26PM1.27m | 9:03AM0.73m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 300 | 111 | 132 | 189 | 257 | 264 | 225 | 215 | 44 | 54 | 78 | 82 | 95 | 97 | 115 | 8 | 8 | 318 | 277 | 217 | 241 | 192 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ESE 11 | SW 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | E 13 |
| kJ | 89 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 60 | 26 | 12 | 69 | 21 | 21 | 41 | 7 | — | 8 | 8 | — | 226 | 318 | — | — | — | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SSE 10 | SW 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | ENE 8 | ESE 11 | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 100 | 12 | 27 | 24 | 12 | 51 | 24 | 12 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 289 | 238 | 220 | 173 | 124 | 114 | 123 | 180 | 500 | 314 | 346 | 817 | 1713 | 1809 | 1695 | 1825 | 1761 | 1647 | 1926 | 1774 | 1562 | 1202 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 601 | 601 | 0 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 610 | 610 | 610 | 610 | 601 |
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