Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Steps today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Steps at 10PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s 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) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 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 7 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:23PM1.43m | 2:01AM1.48m | 5:02PM1.54m | 3:42AM1.56m | 5:28PM1.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:07PM1.32m | 9:47AM0.70m | 10:30PM1.19m | 10:42AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 1918 | 1759 | 1781 | 1811 | 1579 | 1218 | 912 | 668 | 488 | 330 | 260 | 213 | 167 | 128 | 129 | 107 | 107 | 84 | 82 | 82 |
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 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 126 | 95 | 91 | 65 | 42 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 18 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 92 | 97 | 97 | 92 | 134 | 245 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 187 | 157 | 157 | 156 | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 659 | 659 | 659 | 610 | 610 | 610 | 610 | 610 | 659 | 757 | 745 | 39 | 39 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 985 | 779 | 2 |
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