Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Y-Steps today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Y-Steps at 7PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Y-Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 9 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 17 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:03PM1.96m | 4:56AM1.59m | 4:31PM2.09m | 5:09AM1.73m | 4:54PM2.17m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:51AM0.77m | 10:46PM0.25m | 10:19AM0.64m | 11:03PM0.23m | 10:42AM0.54m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 7 | WSW 7 | N 3 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | SW 12 | W 7 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 4 | — | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 11 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 51 | 57 | 47 | 47 |
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