Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Steps today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Steps at 5AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue morning, strong winds from the NE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 19 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 109 | 136 | 459 | 229 | 463 | 505 | 844 | 2620 | 2491 | 3144 | 4274 | 5992 | 7616 | 7858 | 9471 | 10800 | 6389 | 11883 | 10966 | 9838 | 9458 | 8820 | 11347 | 11276 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:14AM1.45m | 3:51PM1.56m | 3:02AM1.50m | 4:26PM1.68m | 4:09AM1.63m | 4:55PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:40AM0.75m | 9:44PM1.12m | 9:45AM0.69m | 10:28PM0.94m | 10:31AM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 207 | 221 | 207 | 1370 | 1427 | 1179 | 998 | 2620 | 2491 | 3144 | 4274 | 5992 | 7616 | 7858 | 9471 | 10800 | 6389 | 11883 | 10966 | 9838 | 9458 | 8820 | 11347 | 11276 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | SE 14 | SE 19 | SSE 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | — | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | SE 18 | — | — | SSE 19 | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 84 | 96 | 459 | 95 | 223 | 505 | 844 | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 5430 | — | — | 4331 | — | 98 | — | — | — | 264 | 232 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 10 | SE 19 | SE 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 109 | 136 | 92 | 229 | 463 | 146 | 227 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | NNE 4 | E 9 | — | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 210 | 197 | 193 | — | 227 | 210 | 19 | 79 | — | 374 | 595 | 947 | 1096 | 1125 | 889 | 535 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 623 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 692 | 692 | 661 | 661 | 691 | 659 | 659 | 659 | 659 | 779 |
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