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Y-Steps Surf Forecast
/ SA – Adelaide (17 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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Y-Steps surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 ACSTForecast 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
18.1° C
(Which is 1.1°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 11PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 May) | - | - |
| Evening (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Y-Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 7 | W 9 | |
17 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:14PM2.29m | 5:49AM1.21m | 5:40PM2.21m | 6:06AM1.17m | 6:09PM2.09m | 6:30AM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:20AM0.45m | 10:45AM0.65m | 00:44AM0.52m | 11:10AM0.61m | 1:11AM0.59m | 11:42AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | WSW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 7 | W 7 |
 kJ | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 8 | W 5 | — | — | SW 8 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 2 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 627 | 458 | 130 | 130 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 130 | 130 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 55 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 |
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