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Y-Steps Surf Forecast
/ SA – Adelaide (17 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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Y-Steps surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Sunday 24 May 2026 ACSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.0° C
(Which is 1.2°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 8AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (24 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Y-Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | SW 13 | |
1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:12AM1.19m | 8:14PM1.51m | 10:26AM1.25m | 10:01PM1.31m | 12:54PM1.47m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:23AM0.78m | 1:16PM0.92m | 3:26AM0.89m | 3:35PM1.12m | 5:26AM0.95m | 7:48PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | N 4 | N 3 | N 4 | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 11 | — | — | N 4 | — | SW 10 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 6 | — | W 8 | — | — | S 13 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | — | E 2 | E 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 23 | 26 | 12 | 7 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 139 | 48 | 130 | 139 | 48 |
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