Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Y-Steps today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Y-Steps at 2PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Y-Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:42AM1.87m | 7:27PM1.69m | 8:20AM1.88m | 7:51PM1.50m | 9:07AM1.82m | 8:05PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:42PM0.76m | 1:40AM0.51m | 2:27PM0.90m | 2:03AM0.57m | 3:31PM1.06m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | W 8 | SW 8 | WSW 5 | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | S 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 11 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | S 14 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 2 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 14 | — | 22 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 619 | 613 | 613 | 619 | 139 | 613 | 139 | 631 | 613 | 1052 | 139 | 139 | 139 |
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