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Steps surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Friday 01 May 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
23.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Steps today?
The current surf forecast for Steps at 7AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 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 (01 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (01 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | |
147 | 143 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 6:34AM1.99m | 7:28PM1.95m | 7:00AM2.00m | 8:02PM1.94m | 7:27AM1.99m | 8:37PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:43AM0.70m | 1:03PM0.24m | 1:13AM0.76m | 1:33PM0.19m | 1:41AM0.82m | 2:04PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — |
— | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
 kJ | 18 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 55 | 55 | 110 | 89 | 72 | 43 | 32 | 32 | 55 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 60 | 58 | 56 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSE 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 5 | — | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | SE 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 147 | 143 | 185 | 209 | 158 | 145 | 114 | — | — | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 31 | 29 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 23 | 703 | 703 | 1051 | 1056 | 692 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 66 | 623 | 619 | 619 | 619 | 619 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 624 | 619 | 601 |
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