Y-Steps surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Sunday 12 Apr 2026 ACST
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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
20.2° C
(Which is 2.3°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: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (12 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (12 Apr)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)555555444455566666666--3
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)776954392619121210742233322211001
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
0
E
0
NE
0
W
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassononcross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:43PM
1.20
1:43AM
1.43
3:27PM
1.41
2:50AM
1.64
3:35PM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:35AM
0.77
7:52PM
1.15
8:52AM
0.63
8:50PM
0.90
9:17AM
0.54
9:26PM
0.68
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise---6:35-------6:37-------6:37----
Sunset-----5:55-------5:54-------5:53--
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151514151616161616161516171717161515151616161616
Feels °C (?)999101112121314141415151516151515161514151516
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