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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 8 pm Saturday 16 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
18.4° C
(Which is 1.4°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 11PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 May) | - | - |
| Evening (16 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Y-Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 7 | |
16 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:01PM2.26m | 4:53AM1.55m | 4:26PM2.31m | 5:18AM1.42m | 4:50PM2.32m | 5:35AM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:53PM0.40m | 9:58AM0.83m | 11:25PM0.38m | 10:13AM0.79m | 11:54PM0.40m | 10:27AM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 |
1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 10 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
 kJ | 1 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | S 11 | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | W 4 |
| kJ | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 57 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 458 | 458 |
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