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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 2 am Saturday 30 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
17.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Y-Steps today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Y-Steps at 7AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Y-Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, near gales from the NW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | |
55 | 64 | 60 | 87 | 114 | 210 | 188 | 137 | 81 | 61 | 66 | 46 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 304 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 4:05AM1.43m | 3:49PM2.21m | 4:38AM1.43m | 4:17PM2.25m | 5:04AM1.41m | 4:41PM2.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15PM0.58m | 9:11AM0.84m | 10:48PM0.51m | 9:39AM0.82m | 11:16PM0.48m | 10:03AM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 55 | 64 | 60 | 87 | 114 | 210 | 188 | 137 | 81 | 61 | 66 | 46 | 26 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 27 | 73 | 178 | 246 | 281 | 163 | 304 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 451 | 493 | 47 | 451 | 451 | 613 | 613 | 620 | 613 | 620 | 611 | 409 | 130 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 546 | 562 | 795 | 48 | 389 |
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