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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 8 am Thursday 30 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
19.3° 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 5PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 08:30am April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 (30 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Y-Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 14 | W 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 154 | 50 | 83 | 94 | 91 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:58AM1.66m | 3:56PM2.08m | 4:24AM1.68m | 4:18PM2.21m | 4:47AM1.65m | 4:37PM2.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:38AM0.65m | 10:26PM0.43m | 9:57AM0.64m | 10:52PM0.40m | 10:13AM0.63m | 11:16PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 |
 | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | 5:31 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 14 | S 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 |
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 50 | 28 | 66 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | S 14 | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 27 | 38 | 66 | 47 | 65 | 154 | 35 | 83 | 94 | 91 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 176 | 47 | 395 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 48 |
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