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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 8 pm Thursday 21 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
18.1° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Y-Steps today?
The current surf forecast for Y-Steps at 2AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Y-Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 8 | SW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 7 | W 9 | SW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 9 | SW 9 | W 9 | NNW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | |
2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 6:09PM2.09m | 6:30AM1.17m | 6:43PM1.93m | 7:08AM1.17m | 7:22PM1.73m | 8:12AM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:11AM0.59m | 11:42AM0.64m | 1:42AM0.68m | 12:22PM0.74m | 2:23AM0.78m | 1:16PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | SW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | NNW 4 | W 5 | SW 9 |
 kJ | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | S 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | W 12 | W 5 | — | — | — | SW 9 | N 4 | W 8 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | — | W 5 | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | W 4 | — | W 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 15 | — | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 |
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