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Steps surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan
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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 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Steps today?
The current surf forecast for Steps at 6AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 16 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 11 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | |
11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 43 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-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 | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:53AM1.95m | 5:39PM1.90m | 5:30AM2.04m | 6:29PM2.01m | 6:07AM2.11m | 7:18PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:44PM0.67m | 11:20AM0.40m | 11:31PM0.67m | 12:02PM0.19m | 00:15AM0.70m | 12:44PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | |
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Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | N 7 | SE 14 |
144 | 144 | 144 | 115 | 113 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 65 | 3 | 47 | 43 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 91 | 84 | 87 | 71 | 4 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 16 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ENE 9 | SE 11 | SE 15 | N 7 | SE 14 | ESE 14 |
11 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | ENE 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 11 | SE 15 | N 7 | SE 15 | SE 14 | N 7 |
11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 7 | E 7 |
1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 31 | 46 | 90 | 108 | 130 | 160 | 206 | 210 | 93 | 141 | 70 | 85 | 239 | 226 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 659 | 659 | 619 | 619 | 1336 | 3 | 659 | 659 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 659 | 2 | 2 |
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