Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Y-Steps today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Y-Steps at 12AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Y-Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 10 | SW 10 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 9 | W 5 | WNW 4 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 5 | W 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 62 | 76 | 69 | 54 | 62 | 36 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 6:33PM1.80m | 7:02AM2.08m | 6:51PM1.66m | 7:31AM2.02m | 7:07PM1.49m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:35AM0.35m | 1:13PM0.60m | 00:53AM0.35m | 1:45PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | SW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 4 | WSW 9 | W 5 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 17 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — | WSW 8 | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | 14 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 4 | NNW 3 | WNW 4 | N 3 | W 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 9 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 62 | 76 | 69 | 54 | 62 | 36 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 389 | 451 | 451 | 611 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 47 |
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