Yacaaba Head-Boulders Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.49° S 152.40° E

Yacaaba Head-Boulders 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Yacaaba Head-Boulders sea temperature is
17.7° C
1.0° 

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


How big are the waves at Yacaaba Head-Boulders today (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Yacaaba Head-Boulders at 10AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (19 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s

Table - waves today at Yacaaba Head-Boulders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
9
1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.7
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
1.2
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.4
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
161
133
142
133
307
282
262
235
155
186
105
99
57
28
19
114
80
135
49
33
33
24
23
14
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
5
SSE
10
E
5
WSW
5
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross
High Tide
00:05AM1.08m
12:49PM1.32m
00:58AM0.96m
1:46PM1.28m
2:08AM0.87m
2:52PM1.27m
Low Tide
6:06AM0.37m
7:25PM0.51m
6:48AM0.46m
8:42PM0.54m
7:44AM0.52m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:24
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
14
16
19
18
18
17
16
16
16
18
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
15
14
14
14
13
13
14
12
11
12
11
13
15
14
15
14
13
14
13
16
18
17
17
16
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