Y-Steps surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 ACST
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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
19.9° C
(Which is 2.1°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 10PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second 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 (17 Apr)--
Afternoon (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
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
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
S
0.2
WSW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
W
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.4
WSW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.2
WSW
0.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)3388888999991212121211344441110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)436221332222333334611851119
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
NE
10
NNW
5
NW
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
25
N
20
NW
15
WSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcrosscrossoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:31PM
2.19
4:59AM
1.85
4:48PM
2.29
5:18AM
1.73
5:06PM
2.34
5:34AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:22AM
0.57
10:55PM
0.31
10:36AM
0.60
11:21PM
0.28
10:47AM
0.59
11:45PM
0.29
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-------6:41-------6:41-------6:43
Sunset-5:50-------5:49-------5:47------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181814121212121620212221212121222321171615151516
Feels °C (?)15141089991317191917171717172020151413131314
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