Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Y-Steps today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Y-Steps at 1AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Y-Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the N by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 5 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 101 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:54AM1.43m | 4:41PM1.71m | 5:01AM1.67m | 5:09PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:44PM0.44m | 10:32AM0.60m | 10:55PM0.41m | 10:59AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 18 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 9 | NNW 4 | W 3 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 6 | N 5 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 67 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | — | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 6 | W 5 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 | — | 2 | 60 | 173 | 38 | 101 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 295 | 509 | 451 | 493 | 451 |
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