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/ SA – Adelaide (17 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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Y-Steps surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Thursday 28 May 2026 ACSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Y-Steps surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Y-Steps sea temperature is
17.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Y-Steps today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Y-Steps at 6AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Y-Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | |
1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 53 | 74 | 74 | 90 | 154 | 123 | 139 | 222 | 212 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 2:35AM1.34m | 2:39PM1.95m | 3:26AM1.41m | 3:16PM2.11m | 4:05AM1.43m | 3:49PM2.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:54AM0.90m | 9:36PM0.68m | 8:36AM0.86m | 10:15PM0.58m | 9:11AM0.84m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 12 | — | W 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | W 12 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 53 | 74 | 74 | 90 | 154 | 123 | 139 | 222 | 212 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 135 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 47 | 55 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 51 | 48 | 48 | 389 | 389 | 389 | 47 | 389 | 451 | 613 | 613 | 619 | 613 |
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