Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Y-Steps today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Y-Steps at 12AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Y-Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 64 | 47 | 65 | 56 | 53 | 45 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:18PM1.89m | 6:37AM2.06m | 6:33PM1.80m | 7:02AM2.08m | 6:51PM1.66m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:20AM0.38m | 12:45PM0.52m | 00:35AM0.35m | 1:13PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 10 | W 9 | — | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 14 | 15 | 14 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | NNW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 44 | 64 | 47 | 65 | 56 | 53 | 45 | 49 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 562 | 47 | 48 | 451 | 620 | 47 | 47 |
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