Y-Steps surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 ACST
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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
14.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Y-Steps today?

The current surf forecast for Y-Steps at 5PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)1ft (0.3m)5s
Evening (18 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
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 (?)
0.2
WSW
0.3
W
0.4
W
0.3
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
W
0.2
WSW
0.8
WNW
1
W
1.3
W
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.8
WSW
1
W
1.1
WSW
1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
Period(s) (?)855885844666666555555555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)657121997204010126522619013590623343665161535039
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
5
SSE
0
WSW
10
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
40
W
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:15PM
1.53
4:37AM
1.26
3:45PM
1.73
4:29AM
1.47
4:13PM
1.87
4:38AM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:20PM
0.38
9:34AM
0.75
10:22PM
0.31
10:00AM
0.54
10:33PM
0.29
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise-------6:11-------6:09-------6:07
Sunset--6:07-------6:08-------6:09-----
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------1------------
Temp. °C182021161413131415151412111011121212131313131313
Feels °C (?)12151714131111108875444666789999
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for SA - Adelaide

  1. weather stationWind Update Recent cross-shore wind 3 km from Y-Steps has fallen light (light winds from the SE at Noarlunga). Waves should be turning clean at Y-Steps. 0.2m 7s swell from the WSW with a 0.1m 12s groundswell from the SW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

    Y-Steps
  2. weather stationWind Update Recent cross-shore wind 8 km from Maslin Beach has fallen light (light winds from the SE at Noarlunga). Waves should be turning clean at Maslin Beach. 0.2m 7s swell from the WSW with a 0.1m 12s groundswell from the SW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

    Maslin Beach
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Actual: 57 min ago

7 km/h
SE
Clean
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