Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Y-Steps today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Y-Steps at 7PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Y-Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 53 | 33 | 42 | 33 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:46PM2.08m | 5:39AM1.45m | 5:13PM2.11m | 5:47AM1.56m | 5:34PM2.09m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:21AM0.75m | 11:37PM0.23m | 10:50AM0.61m | 11:51PM0.29m | 11:15AM0.53m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 17 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 53 | 33 | 42 | 33 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 627 | 620 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 613 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 130 | 72 | 130 | 47 |
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