Steps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 26.32° N 127.76° E

Issued: 2 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Steps sea temperature is

27.1° C

Steps surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Steps today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Steps at 9AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (JST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Evening (16 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 16								Friday 17								Saturday 18
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
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 See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SSW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 8	WSW 6	SW 8	SW 8	SW 8	SW 8	SW 8	SW 7	SW 7	SW 7	SW 8
Wave Graph
kJ	115	136	77	110	71	101	55	84	97	115	155	138	135	108	62	68	88	122	110	94	89	77	62	88
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide				7:58AM2.17m					9:17PM2.01m			8:46AM2.13m					9:54PM1.97m				9:33AM2.02m
Low Tide		2:12AM0.83m				2:43PM-0.03m				2:56AM0.77m					3:25PM0.09m				3:40AM0.73m				4:04PM0.27m


	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	26	26	26	27	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	28	28	29	29	29	27
Feels °C	29	29	29	30	31	31	30	31	30	29	30	31	31	31	32	32	31	30	30	31	30	30	32	30
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	ESE 10	SW 10	ESE 9	SW 9	S 7	SSW 9	SW 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	W 7	E 10	E 9	W 6	W 6	SE 9	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 7	W 7	WNW 7
kJ	17	38	77	17	71	9	55	84	19	18	18	16	9	16	15	29	22	12	12	21	18	23	22	15
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	S 7	ESE 9	S 7	ESE 9	SE 9	E 10	E 10	S 7	S 7	S 7	SE 9	E 9	SE 9	SE 10	E 9	E 10	E 10	SE 9	SE 8	E 10	E 9	E 10	E 10
kJ	16	17	27	9	16	13	16	17	4	4	4	13	15	14	14	15	17	17	12	11	17	16	17	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	ESE 9	S 7	SE 10	S 7	E 10	S 7	S 7	SSE 9	SSE 10	SE 9	W 8	SE 10	S 7	S 7	SE 10	SE 9	W 7	E 10	E 10	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8
kJ	10	17	9	4	9	17	9	9	8	9	3	5	15	4	4	14	13	4	16	16	11	11	11	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 10	WSW 4	SW 10	W 4	SW 9	W 5	—	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 8	WSW 6	SW 8	SW 8	SW 8	SW 8	SW 8	SW 7	SW 7	SW 7	SW 8
kJ	115	136	10	110	9	101	11	—	97	115	155	138	135	108	62	68	88	122	110	94	89	77	62	88
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Fulung Beach North	Fulung Beach North	Fulung Beach North	Fulung Beach North	Lightning Bolt North	Udo Shrine Kyu Shu	Nichinan Kyu Shu	Ko-Chan (Hedo Point) Okinawa	Kojima Kyu Shu	Kojima Kyu Shu	Lightning Bolt North	Lightning Bolt North	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Kojima Kyu Shu	Cape Toi Kyu Shu	Yona Bay Okinawa	Rocky Point Okinawa	Ko-Chan (Hedo Point) Okinawa	Fulung Beach North	Fulung Beach North	Rocky Point Okinawa	Rocky Point Okinawa	Rocky Point Okinawa	Yona Bay Okinawa
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	601	601	601	601	610	692	686	79	670	670	610	610	661	670	661	66	79	79	601	601	79	79	79	66
Best forecast wave conditions in Okinawa								Ko-Chan (Hedo Point)								Rocky Point	Rocky Point	Ko-Chan (Hedo Point)			Rocky Point	Rocky Point	Rocky Point	Rocky Point
Rating (10 max)								1								1	1	1			1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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