Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° S 138.47° E

Y-Steps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Y-Steps sea temperature is
18.1°C
2.8° 

Y-Steps surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Y-Steps today (24 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Y-Steps at 11PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)--
Afternoon (24 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (24 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

Table - waves today at Y-Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
1 PM
4 PM
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
10
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
5
0.5
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
17
27
9
9
16
18
21
18
13
13
12
8
8
8
7
6
6
7
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SSW
30
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
15
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
5
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
10
SE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
4:42PM1.82m
4:50AM2.05m
5:12PM1.84m
5:10AM2.18m
5:38PM1.79m
Low Tide
10:38AM0.48m
10:38PM0.49m
11:08AM0.34m
10:58PM0.51m
11:36AM0.26m
light rain
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:22
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6:20
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7:37
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7:37
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7:38
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1
1
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3
5
2
2
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Temp °C
19
18
15
14
13
13
13
12
14
15
13
12
12
13
12
13
13
14
13
12
Feels °C
19
17
9
9
10
10
9
7
8
8
8
8
10
10
9
10
10
11
10
10
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