Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Y-Steps today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Y-Steps at 11AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Y-Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 56 | 74 | 35 | 20 | 31 | 58 | 111 | 115 | 104 | 50 | 43 | 43 | 35 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:30AM1.24m | 4:11PM1.97m | 5:31AM1.34m | 4:46PM2.08m | 5:39AM1.45m | 5:13PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43AM0.93m | 11:20PM0.23m | 10:21AM0.75m | 11:37PM0.23m | 10:50AM0.61m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 8 | — | N 4 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | S 16 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | — | 35 | 20 | 24 | — | 1 | — | 9 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 8 |
| kJ | 32 | 56 | 74 | 30 | 18 | 31 | 58 | 111 | 115 | 104 | 50 | 43 | 43 | 35 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 389 | 546 | 451 | 47 | 47 | 904 | 451 | 613 | 627 | 613 | 620 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 613 | 48 | 47 | 47 |
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