Y-Steps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.14° S 138.47° E

Issued: 8 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Y-Steps sea temperature is

15.2°C

Y-Steps surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Y-Steps today (21 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Y-Steps at 5AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	5s
Afternoon (21 Sep)	1ft (0.3m)	10s
Evening (21 Sep)	1ft (0.3m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 20		Monday 21								Tuesday 22
	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
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 6	WSW 6	WSW 5	SW 5	SW 5	WSW 5	WSW 9	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 9
Wave Graph
kJ	103	77	55	53	39	17	17	18	18	18	17	16	8	8	8	8	8	7
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	NE	W	SW	SSE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide	5:56PM1.01m					8:21AM1.38m							5:23AM1.18m			2:23PM1.44m
Low Tide			00:06AM0.66m								10:01PM0.66m			8:31AM1.11m


	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—
	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	13	12	11	12	13	14	10	10	9	8	7	12	15	17	17	16
Feels °C	11	11	9	7	7	6	8	8	4	5	3	3	3	9	12	14	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	—	WSW 5	SW 5	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 9
kJ	3	5	5	5	—	17	6	18	18	18	17	16	8	8	8	8	8	7
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	S 14	—	S 15	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	8	17	15	14	6	6	6	6	4	—	4	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	S 15	SW 13	—	—	S 14	—	S 15	S 15	—	S 14	—	—	S 15
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	4	7	—	—	4	—	4	4	—	4	—	—	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 6	WSW 6	WSW 5	SW 5	SW 5	SSE 3	SSE 2	SSE 3	SSE 3	SE 3	ESE 3	E 3	E 3	E 3	—	—	—	—
kJ	103	77	55	53	39	1	1	2	3	3	6	6	3	1	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bashams Bommie SA - East Coast	Fishermans Beach VIC - Torquay	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Cunns SA - Nullarbor	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	The Spit SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Chiton Rocks SA - East Coast	Bashams Bommie SA - East Coast	Boomer Beach SA - East Coast	Chiton Rocks SA - East Coast	Boomer Beach SA - East Coast	Boomer Beach SA - East Coast	Chiton Rocks SA - East Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4
Distance (km)	47	631	139	130	130	611	148	140	139	140	130	47	47	48	47	48	48	47
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Rating (10 max)	4	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	8	9	5	6	5	9	8
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Cyclops Australia	Cyclops Australia	Ethel Wreck Australia	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Cow Bombie Australia	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Quarantine Australia	Restaurants Fiji	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia
Rating (10 max)	9	9	7	8	8	5	5	5	5	5	6	8	9	5	6	5	9	9

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