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Yabbarra surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Yabbarra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Yabbarra sea temperature is
19.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Yabbarra today?
The current surf forecast for Yabbarra at 9AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Yabbarra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 740 | 353 | 345 | 341 | 336 | 324 | 240 | 235 | 188 | 188 | 146 | 110 | 108 | 129 | 177 | 195 | 176 | 128 | 94 | 79 | 181 | 331 | 271 | 206 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:32AM 1.34 | 7:02PM 0.96 | 7:10AM 1.39 | 7:50PM 0.97 | 7:47AM 1.44 | 8:35PM 0.98 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:48PM 0.43 | 1:15PM 0.39 | 12:29AM 0.45 | 1:58PM 0.33 | 1:09AM 0.46 | 2:38PM 0.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:14 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 26 | 30 | 28 | 23 | 21 |
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