Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° S 138.47° E

Y-Steps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Y-Steps sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.6° 

Y-Steps surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Y-Steps today (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Y-Steps at 8AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (06 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (06 Oct)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
9
0.5
W
3
0.7
W
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
5
15
18
10
11
8
5
6
7
8
8
8
8
9
9
8
8
7
3
3
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
NE
5
NW
5
S
5
SE
15
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
N
15
NNW
5
NW
15
E
25
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
off
High Tide
7:14AM1.21m
3:30PM1.33m
5:18AM1.22m
4:10PM1.55m
4:54AM1.43m
4:41PM1.71m
Low Tide
11:41PM0.56m
10:34AM1.15m
10:48PM0.51m
10:07AM0.85m
10:44PM0.44m
10:32AM0.60m
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clear
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Temp °C
14
13
14
15
16
17
12
10
9
7
7
13
17
20
20
18
17
16
16
22
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
12
11
12
12
12
13
7
6
5
2
3
9
15
18
17
13
12
11
10
17
19
21
19
16
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