
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Y-Steps today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Y-Steps at 1PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Y-Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | W 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
181 | 154 | 72 | 37 | 37 | 28 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 41 | 60 | 35 | 21 | 26 | 59 | 214 | 190 | 140 | 69 | 43 | 36 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:13AM1.17m | 3:25PM1.80m | 5:30AM1.24m | 4:11PM1.97m | 5:31AM1.34m | 4:46PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:34AM1.14m | 11:01PM0.32m | 9:43AM0.93m | 11:20PM0.23m | 10:21AM0.75m | |||||||||||||||||
7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 10 | SW 10 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | NNW 4 | N 4 | — | S 19 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 5 | WSW 9 |
— | — | 38 | 24 | — | 18 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | — | 35 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 3 | — | 7 | 17 | 15 | 36 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | — | — | S 16 | — | S 18 | S 17 | WSW 9 | S 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 26 | — | — | 5 | — | 6 | 6 | 15 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | W 9 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | — | WSW 5 |
181 | 154 | 72 | 37 | 37 | 28 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 41 | 60 | 34 | 32 | 41 | 59 | 214 | 190 | 140 | 69 | 43 | — | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 654 | 626 | 692 | 827 | 176 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 451 | 451 | 47 | 47 | 620 | 620 | 620 | 904 | 1048 | 627 | 48 | 47 |
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