Y-Steps Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° S 138.47° E

Y-Steps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Y-Steps sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.2° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Y-Steps at 4PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.4
SW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
16
21
34
28
14
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
N
15
NNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
15
E
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
15
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:25AM1.45m
6:54AM1.14m
2:46PM1.58m
4:49AM1.25m
3:31PM1.78m
Low Tide
10:53PM0.67m
7:22AM1.14m
10:20PM0.49m
9:14AM0.95m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:51
 mm
1
2
2
5
4
3
1
Temp °C
11
13
15
16
16
16
15
15
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
15
14
12
11
Feels °C
8
10
12
14
14
13
12
11
11
9
9
8
9
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
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