Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Y-Steps today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Y-Steps at 12AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Y-Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 6 | W 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 5 | W 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 62 | 52 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:51PM1.66m | 7:31AM2.02m | 7:07PM1.49m | 8:04AM1.87m | 7:12PM1.28m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:53AM0.35m | 1:45PM0.73m | 1:12AM0.42m | 2:24PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 28 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 17 | 16 | 16 | — | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 4 |
| kJ | 62 | 52 | 37 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 613 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 436 | 451 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 |
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