Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° S 138.47° E

Y-Steps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Y-Steps sea temperature is
15.7°C
0.9° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Y-Steps at 5PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (13 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (13 Oct)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
8
7
7
13
13
13
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
25
S
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
S
25
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
0
ENE
10
WSW
20
SW
15
SE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:02AM2.25m
6:17PM1.63m
6:17AM2.27m
6:27PM1.55m
6:34AM2.25m
6:41PM1.48m
Low Tide
12:30PM0.29m
11:52PM0.41m
12:48PM0.32m
00:04AM0.36m
1:07PM0.35m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:37
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6:33
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7:28
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7:29
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7:30
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Temp °C
12
14
15
15
13
11
10
9
8
12
16
16
12
11
11
11
11
15
18
17
17
16
Feels °C
8
10
12
9
8
7
6
5
4
8
12
10
6
6
7
8
8
14
15
12
13
12
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