Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° S 138.47° E

Y-Steps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Y-Steps sea temperature is
16.5°C
1.9° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Y-Steps at 5PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (03 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (03 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
10
10
14
9
7
7
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
4
4
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
E
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:39AM2.06m
6:18PM1.14m
7:05AM1.81m
5:46PM0.99m
7:25AM1.50m
Low Tide
1:21PM0.59m
11:59PM0.39m
1:57PM0.82m
11:45PM0.49m
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Temp °C
11
13
13
14
13
12
12
12
11
13
16
16
14
12
12
12
12
14
14
15
14
14
Feels °C
7
9
8
8
10
9
9
10
8
10
15
14
11
9
10
11
11
13
12
13
12
13
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