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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 2 pm Sunday 31 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
17.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Y-Steps today (31 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Y-Steps at 9PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm May 31). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (31 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Y-Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WSW 9 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | |
24 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 155 | 200 | 297 | 0 | 302 | 292 | 495 | 1247 | 1365 | 740 | 498 | 444 | 431 | 252 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 4:17PM2.25m | 5:04AM1.41m | 4:41PM2.26m | 5:26AM1.38m | 5:03PM2.25m | 5:47AM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:39AM0.82m | 11:16PM0.48m | 10:03AM0.80m | 11:40PM0.46m | 10:25AM0.77m | 00:01AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — |
 | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 9 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 8 | 16 | 18 | 46 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 13 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | — | — | NNW 2 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 24 | — | — | 1 | 12 | 48 | 83 | 217 | 290 | 320 | 155 | 200 | 297 | 405 | 302 | 292 | 495 | 1247 | 1365 | 740 | 498 | 444 | 431 | 252 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 130 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 529 | 619 | 783 | 795 | 389 | 910 | 395 | 546 | 568 | 620 | 451 | 568 | 630 | 620 | 620 | 620 | 249 |
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