Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Y-Steps today (01 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Y-Steps at 8PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Y-Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | W 9 | W 5 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 3 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 53 | 104 | 138 | 121 | 92 | 64 | 27 | 16 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:12PM1.99m | 6:23AM2.24m | 6:31PM1.80m | 6:48AM2.20m | 6:49PM1.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:13PM0.32m | 00:08AM0.35m | 12:41PM0.36m | 00:23AM0.36m | 1:12PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | W 5 | N 4 | NNW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 5 |
8 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 13 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | S 14 | W 5 | W 5 | — | S 15 | SW 14 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | WSW 8 |
— | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 14 | — | W 7 | N 4 | S 14 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
— | 4 | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | W 5 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 3 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | — |
37 | 17 | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 20 | 53 | 104 | 138 | 121 | 92 | 64 | 27 | 16 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 146 | 47 | 47 | 130 | 130 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 451 | 451 | 451 | 620 | 611 | 611 | 1049 | 1050 | 631 | 47 | 47 |
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