Y-Steps Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° S 138.47° E

Y-Steps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Y-Steps sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.6° 

Y-Steps surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Y-Steps today (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Y-Steps at 11AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 08:30am July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (20 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (20 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

Table - waves today at Y-Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
W
10
0.1
SW
12
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.1
SW
12
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
8
2
6
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
7
5
7
7
7
6
7
7
13
15
20
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
NNW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:11AM1.79m
7:04PM1.83m
7:42AM1.87m
7:27PM1.69m
8:20AM1.88m
7:51PM1.50m
Low Tide
1:03PM0.67m
1:18AM0.48m
1:42PM0.76m
1:40AM0.51m
2:27PM0.90m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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rain showers
clear
rain showers
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
5:25
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
9
9
10
12
12
12
10
11
11
9
10
12
12
12
10
10
11
10
11
8
8
7
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