
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Y-Steps today (07 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Y-Steps at 8PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Y-Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 9 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 87 | 134 | 119 | 115 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 7:41PM1.15m | 9:43AM1.69m | 1:49PM1.61m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:31PM0.97m | 1:37AM0.69m | 11:57PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 5 | SW 13 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 5 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | W 10 | W 6 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 |
5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 42 | 61 | 106 | 160 | 92 | 87 | 83 | 100 | 87 | 134 | 119 | 115 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 |
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