Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Steps today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Steps at 2AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun night, gales from the WNW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | N 6 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 269 | 198 | 162 | 132 | 110 | 91 | 123 | 97 | 65 | 81 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 39 | 37 | 187 | 38 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:40PM1.54m | 4:04AM1.62m | 6:09PM1.65m | 5:02AM1.74m | 6:34PM1.75m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:49PM1.23m | 11:16AM0.52m | 11:34PM1.10m | 11:55AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SE 16 | SE 15 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | E 16 | ESE 16 | E 15 | E 14 |
| kJ | 269 | 198 | 162 | 132 | 110 | 251 | 509 | 1107 | 1750 | 2929 | 3416 | 4753 | 6897 | 9212 | 9523 | 8124 | 7728 | 5269 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | S 6 | S 7 | E 4 | SE 13 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 35 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 87 | 91 | 123 | 97 | 65 | 81 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 39 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 13 | S 7 | SW 10 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 44 | 37 | 85 | 16 | 36 | 21 | 66 | 20 | 64 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | NNE 5 | — | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 14 | 20 | 19 | — | 10 | 20 | 36 | 65 | 65 | 68 | — | — | — | 35 | — | 187 | 434 | 820 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 659 | 732 | 623 | 659 | 779 |
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