Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° S 138.47° E

Y-Steps WaveFinder

Issued: 9 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Y-Steps sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.6° 

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


Y-Steps surf forecast from 6 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Wednesday 14 Oct, 4AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Tuesday 13 Oct, 10AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period, W swell with 144 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 14 Oct, 4AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Y-Steps this week:

The surf forecast for Y-Steps over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 14) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Y-Steps in the next 16 days are 1.5m 6s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 13) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Friday (Oct 09) at 1PM.

Wave TypeTime (ACDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 4AM (Wed 14th Oct)5ft (1.5m) 6s
Best Surf 4AM (Wed 14th Oct)5ft (1.5m) 6s
Most Powerful10AM (Tue 13th Oct)5ft (1.5m) 6s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Y-Steps over the next 16 days.


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