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Steps surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Thursday 30 Apr 2026 JSTForecast 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
23.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Steps today?
The current surf forecast for Steps at 4PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 7 | SE 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SE 9 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | |
8 | 4 | 99 | 103 | 77 | 128 | 143 | 143 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:08AM1.96m | 6:52PM1.93m | 6:34AM1.99m | 7:28PM1.95m | 7:00AM2.00m | 8:02PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:33PM0.33m | 00:43AM0.70m | 1:03PM0.24m | 1:13AM0.76m | 1:33PM0.19m | 1:41AM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 |
3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 |
 kJ | 14 | 21 | 21 | 103 | 43 | 32 | 18 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 41 | 55 | 55 | 79 | 71 | 43 | 43 | 33 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 58 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | E 8 | ESE 10 | E 7 | SSE 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 58 | 56 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 10 | E 7 | ESE 9 | NW 9 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | S 5 | — | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 40 | 75 | 99 | 77 | 77 | 128 | 143 | 143 | 185 | 168 | 153 | 145 | 114 | 110 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1320 | 1018 | 686 | 23 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 703 | 715 | 1051 | 825 | 692 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 623 | 619 | 619 | 619 | 619 | 619 |
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