Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Y-Steps today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Y-Steps at 4PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Y-Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:47AM1.87m | 7:47PM1.11m | 8:19AM1.65m | 8:11PM0.94m | 9:03AM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:33PM0.60m | 1:14AM0.58m | 3:30PM0.77m | 00:55AM0.78m | 8:55PM0.77m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 20 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | SW 13 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NNW 4 | N 3 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | W 10 | — | — | SW 12 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 11 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | 6 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | S 14 | W 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | N 4 | N 4 | W 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 16 | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 130 | 47 |
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