Steps surf break

Steps surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 JST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Steps surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Steps sea temperature is
24.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Steps today?

The current surf forecast for Steps at 6AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

Table - waves today at Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.6
NW
0.8
NNW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.5
N
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.8
E
0.1
SE
0.3
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
Period(s) (?)4455445566555512121215151114141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9101010916295347392621201300088083187
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:26AM
2.13
9:47PM
1.95
9:04AM
2.05
10:44PM
1.80
9:46AM
1.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:37AM
0.76
3:08PM
0.01
3:17AM
0.91
3:56PM
0.11
4:01AM
1.05
4:52PM
0.27
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise---6:01-------6:00------5:58-----
Sunset------6:53-------6:54-------6:54-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212121222222222121212121222222212121202123232322
Feels °C (?)202020202020201920202020212122222121202021212222
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