Steps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 26.32° N 127.76° E

Issued: 2 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Steps sea temperature is

28.4°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

Time (JST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	6s
Afternoon (12 Sep)	-	-
Evening (12 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 12								Sunday 13								Monday 14
	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)	WNW 6	WNW 5	S 7	SE 6	SE 6	E 14	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	E 14	E 14	E 6	S 6	S 6	E 8	S 6	S 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	4	3	4	40	26	0	14	14	8	8	0	0	0	3	3	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	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	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				7:38AM2.16m				8:00PM2.09m				8:17AM2.11m				8:26PM2.07m				8:54AM2.02m				8:51PM2.02m
Low Tide		1:33AM0.42m				1:52PM0.29m				2:07AM0.33m				2:23PM0.42m				2:40AM0.30m				2:51PM0.57m


	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	1	—
Temp °C	27	27	27	28	29	29	28	27	27	27	27	28	29	29	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	28	27
Feels °C	31	31	31	32	32	32	31	30	30	30	30	30	32	31	29	30	30	30	30	30	31	32	31	30
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 8	N 7	N 7	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	N 7	N 6	NNW 6	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	ESE 7	E 14	E 13	E 14	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	41	40	26	40	26	22	23	22	13	63	62	61	61	62	114	57	56	57	137	144	151	154	158	189
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 15	E 14	E 14	N 7	N 7	N 7	E 14	E 14	E 14	NNW 6	NNW 6	ESE 9	ESE 9	N 6	E 14	N 6	N 5	N 5	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13
kJ	38	61	61	25	25	24	63	61	62	13	12	16	15	6	61	5	8	5	56	55	55	54	54	54
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 6	WNW 5	S 7	E 14	E 14	E 14	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	ESE 9	NNW 6	N 6	S 6	S 6	N 4	S 6	S 6	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5
kJ	4	3	4	61	63	64	14	14	8	8	17	7	6	3	3	2	3	3	5	5	2	2	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	—	—	—	ESE 6	E 6	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	NE 4	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	38	43	43	—	—	—	25	30	28	35	37	49	66	101	16	142	151	155	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Turtles Okinawa	Turtles Okinawa	Turtles Okinawa	Turtles Okinawa	Turtles Okinawa	Turtles Okinawa	Turtles Okinawa	Turtles Okinawa	Turtles Okinawa	Turtles Okinawa	Turtles Okinawa	Turtles Okinawa	Turtles Okinawa	Turtles Okinawa	Nagata Kyu Shu	Turtles Okinawa	Lightning Bolt North	Aja Okinawa	Aja Okinawa	Aja Okinawa	Aja Okinawa	Aja Okinawa	Aja Okinawa	Aja Okinawa
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	659	2	610	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Best forecast wave conditions in Okinawa	Yona Bay	Yona Bay	Yona Bay	Yona Bay	Yona Bay	Zampa (Inside)	Zampa (The Rock)	Turtles	Turtles	Turtles	Turtles	Turtles	Turtles	Turtles		Turtles		Sesako Island	Yona Bay	Sesako Island	Yona Bay	Sesako Island	Yona Bay	Sesako Island
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1		1	2	1	2	1	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan	Kuminatu Chiba	Nunoshima Shikoku	Nunoshima Shikoku	Nunoshima Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Izu Islands	Kaifu Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Malibu Chiba	Malibu Chiba	Malibu Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach (Tokyo 2020) Chiba	Susuki Shizuoka	Susuki Shizuoka	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Niyodo Rivermouth Shikoku	Shida Chiba	Takegashima Shikoku	Shimoda Yamatoken (Tatado Hama) Shizuoka	Niijima - Awaii Izu Islands
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Airport Rights New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Gerickes Point South Africa	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Fish Boma South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Cobblestones Australia	Supertubes Australia	Injidup Carpark Australia	Cow Bombie Australia
Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	8	6	5	7	6	5	5	9	9	9	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	7	6	5	6

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