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Y-Steps surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 15 Jan 2026 ACDT
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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
20.4° C
 (Which is 1.5°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 11PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)--
Afternoon (15 Jan)--
Evening (15 Jan)3ft (0.9m)4s

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

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Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
SSE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.3
SE
—
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
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Period(s) (?)54444444444433-2344-----
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4328271901515242718140000120000000
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
10
ESE
15
WSW
15
SW
20
S
15
SE
5
SSE
10
E
15
NE
10
N
15
W
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		oncross-
on		crosscross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:15PM
0.99
4:07AM
1.73
6:03PM
1.12
4:52AM
1.87
6:18PM
1.23
5:25AM
1.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:45PM
0.95
11:45AM
0.40
10:14PM
0.86
12:06PM
0.25
10:59PM
0.76
12:26PM
0.15
Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise----6:16-------6:18-------6:18---
Sunset8:32-------8:31-------8:31-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171717161717202219171917162123252419202124282929
Feels °C (?)121213121213151714131514132021232217202022272727
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