Y-Steps Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° S 138.47° E

Y-Steps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 22 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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Y-Steps at 4PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
0.5
W
4
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.1
SW
10
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
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
7
8
14
14
7
7
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
N
15
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
WNW
15
E
10
ENE
15
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:46AM1.67m
5:42PM1.10m
10:25AM1.45m
6:54AM1.14m
2:46PM1.58m
Low Tide
3:41PM1.08m
00:57AM0.68m
10:53PM0.67m
7:22AM1.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:49
5:50
 mm
5
5
2
Temp °C
12
13
13
14
13
13
13
12
11
13
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
12
12
13
13
Feels °C
10
12
11
13
12
12
11
10
9
10
12
15
14
13
13
11
12
13
10
10
11
11
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