Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Y-Steps today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Y-Steps at 4AM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 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 (20 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Y-Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat night, light winds from the WNW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | NNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 69 | 25 | 74 | 77 | 74 | 55 | 51 | 31 | 16 | 17 | 29 | 18 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:43PM1.20m | 7:46AM1.64m | 5:56PM1.01m | 8:21AM1.38m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:37AM0.50m | 2:35PM0.93m | 00:06AM0.66m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 4 | W 11 | W 11 | — | WSW 9 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 25 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 15 | 8 | 29 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SW 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | SSE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 13 | 36 | 81 | 69 | 25 | 74 | 77 | 74 | 55 | 51 | 31 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 620 | 619 | 1056 | 620 | 692 | 620 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 139 | 139 |
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