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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 pm Friday 15 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 1.2°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 11PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
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 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 4 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | |
8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 3:33PM2.15m | 4:21AM1.64m | 4:01PM2.26m | 4:53AM1.55m | 4:26PM2.31m | 5:18AM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:17PM0.47m | 9:39AM0.83m | 10:53PM0.40m | 9:58AM0.83m | 11:25PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — |
 | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 |
— | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | W 7 | W 6 | S 14 | — | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 130 | 130 | 135 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 |
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