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/ SA – Adelaide (17 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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Y-Steps surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Thursday 23 Apr 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
19.5° C
(Which is 1.9°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 4PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Y-Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 7 | W 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | |
18 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 18 | 13 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:13AM1.19m | 6:41PM1.98m | 6:24AM1.09m | 7:12PM1.73m | 6:14AM0.99m | 7:45PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:42AM0.44m | 1:33AM0.68m | 11:57AM0.53m | 2:16AM0.86m | 11:53AM0.70m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 |
 | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | 5:38 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
17 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | N 3 | — | W 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NNE 4 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 4 |
 kJ | 18 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 2 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 35 | 18 | 13 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 57 | 136 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 130 |
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