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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 Tuesday 12 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
18.2° C
(Which is 1.0°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 6AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | SW 15 | SW 16 | |
2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:42PM1.46m | 1:48PM1.53m | 1:46AM1.54m | 2:29PM1.78m | 2:53AM1.64m | 3:03PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:01AM0.84m | 7:54PM0.99m | 8:00AM0.81m | 8:53PM0.78m | 8:42AM0.80m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | N 3 | — | SW 16 |
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 135 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 |
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