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Y-Steps surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 ACDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Y-Steps surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Y-Steps sea temperature is
19.1° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Y-Steps today?
The current surf forecast for Y-Steps at 6PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm December 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Y-Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 1 PM | 4 PM | 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
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 kJ (?) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 12 | 18 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:44PM 1.16 | 7:46AM 1.77 | 8:25PM 1.23 | 8:21AM 1.60 | 9:22PM 1.28 | 9:00AM 1.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:06PM 0.44 | 1:04AM 0.54 | 2:31PM 0.49 | 1:50AM 0.66 | 3:03PM 0.57 | 2:49AM 0.84 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 27 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 15 |
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