
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Y-Steps today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Y-Steps at 10PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Y-Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 9 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | SW 10 | W 5 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 38 | 131 | 187 | 154 | 72 | 41 | 31 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 66 | 52 | 24 | 186 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:49PM1.61m | 6:13AM1.17m | 3:25PM1.80m | 5:30AM1.24m | 4:11PM1.97m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:54PM0.49m | 8:34AM1.14m | 11:01PM0.32m | 9:43AM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | NNW 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 37 | 36 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 52 | 22 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — |
— | 4 | 8 | 4 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 6 |
20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 38 | 131 | 187 | 154 | 72 | 41 | 31 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 66 | 51 | 47 | 186 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 47 | 48 | 47 | 458 | 598 | 613 | 613 | 620 | 961 | 139 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 47 | 509 | 451 | 620 | 47 | 48 |
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