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/ SA – Adelaide (17 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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Y-Steps surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Tuesday 12 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
18.3° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:46AM1.54m | 2:29PM1.78m | 2:53AM1.64m | 3:03PM1.99m | 3:42AM1.67m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:54PM0.99m | 8:00AM0.81m | 8:53PM0.78m | 8:42AM0.80m | 9:38PM0.60m | 9:14AM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | N 3 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | N 3 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
 kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | — | SW 14 | — | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 8 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | — | N 3 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 135 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 |
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