Y-Steps surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Saturday 18 Apr 2026 ACST
Forecast 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
19.7° C
(Which is 2.0°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 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)--
Afternoon (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
SW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.2
WSW
0.1
SW
0.2
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)99991212121211113345111110101099999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)322233333225524111818988887
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
5
NW
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
15
NW
10
WSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSW
5
SW
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crossoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:48PM
2.29
5:18AM
1.73
5:06PM
2.34
5:34AM
1.58
5:25PM
2.35
5:46AM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:36AM
0.60
11:21PM
0.28
10:47AM
0.59
11:45PM
0.29
10:57AM
0.55
12:09AM
0.34
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-------6:41-------6:43-------6:43
Sunset-5:49-------5:47-------5:45------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192121212021202122211917151514162020171718181922
Feels °C (?)151918171517161619201816131312152020151617171819
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