Y-Steps Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° S 138.47° E

Y-Steps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Y-Steps sea temperature is
14.6°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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Y-Steps at 8AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (27 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (27 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
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
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
W
9
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
7
2
5
4
7
7
8
11
10
9
9
9
9
8
8
4
8
4
4
4
4
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
N
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SE
10
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:56AM1.59m
4:31PM2.09m
5:09AM1.73m
4:54PM2.17m
5:20AM1.85m
5:14PM2.21m
Low Tide
10:46PM0.25m
10:19AM0.64m
11:03PM0.23m
10:42AM0.54m
11:17PM0.26m
11:04AM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
10
11
13
16
16
15
15
15
14
15
17
18
17
17
16
15
15
15
17
17
15
14
Feels °C
10
8
7
8
9
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
15
16
15
14
13
12
12
13
16
15
13
12
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