Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° S 138.47° E

Y-Steps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Y-Steps sea temperature is
16.0°C
1.1° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Y-Steps at 5AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (18 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (18 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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0.3
E
2
0.4
NE
3
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
6
6
6
6
6
6
8
8
8
7
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
15
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
NW
0
NE
10
ENE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:22PM1.27m
7:47AM1.87m
7:47PM1.11m
8:19AM1.65m
8:11PM0.94m
Low Tide
00:59AM0.43m
2:33PM0.60m
1:14AM0.58m
3:30PM0.77m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:30
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6:28
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7:30
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7:31
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7:32
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Temp °C
23
22
21
20
19
23
26
27
25
23
22
20
19
23
25
25
26
24
Feels °C
20
19
17
17
17
20
23
24
20
19
17
16
16
19
22
24
24
20
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