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/ SA – Adelaide (17 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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Y-Steps surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Monday 25 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
17.9° C
(Which is 1.1°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 1PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 25). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
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 15mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 12 | |
10 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 10:26AM1.25m | 10:01PM1.31m | 12:54PM1.47m | 1:12AM1.27m | 1:56PM1.73m | 2:35AM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:35PM1.12m | 5:26AM0.95m | 7:48PM1.02m | 6:59AM0.94m | 8:52PM0.84m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 |
 | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | 5:13 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 3 | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 3 | W 8 | W 12 |
 kJ | 10 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | — | W 5 | — | — | SW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | W 13 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | W 8 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 2 |
| kJ | 38 | 54 | 42 | 43 | 36 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 139 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 148 | 140 | 458 | 130 | 47 | 130 |
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