Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Y-Steps today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Y-Steps at 5AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Y-Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:52PM1.78m | 5:47AM2.18m | 6:06PM1.71m | 6:02AM2.25m | 6:17PM1.63m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:33PM0.46m | 12:12PM0.26m | 11:42PM0.45m | 12:30PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 9 | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | WSW 8 | W 4 | S 14 |
| kJ | 16 | 5 | 8 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 9 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | WSW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 16 | 22 | 16 | 12 | — | 15 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 130 | 48 | 48 | 451 | 451 | 613 | 627 | 1056 | 613 | 130 | 130 | 48 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 139 | 140 | 130 |
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