Yacaaba Head-Boulders surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 AEST
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Yacaaba Head-Boulders surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Yacaaba Head-Boulders sea temperature is
23.2° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Yacaaba Head-Boulders today?

The current surf forecast for Yacaaba Head-Boulders at 2PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (05 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (05 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
2
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.8
SW
7
1.9
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
970
790
764
683
683
670
584
573
545
524
514
452
452
458
458
392
332
279
230
186
148
317
425
1245
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
W
5
SW
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
N
10
WNW
25
W
30
W
30
W
40
WSW
35
W
40
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
on
glassy
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:22AM1.00m
10:19PM1.48m
11:06AM0.96m
11:00PM1.42m
11:58AM0.93m
11:47PM1.37m
Low Tide
4:30AM0.25m
3:43PM0.44m
5:14AM0.30m
4:21PM0.50m
6:02AM0.34m
5:05PM0.55m
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:24
6:24
6:26
6:26
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5:07
5:07
5:07
5:06
1
Temp °C
18
18
19
20
20
19
19
18
16
19
19
20
20
19
17
15
16
18
21
15
14
12
11
10
18
15
14
17
18
18
18
17
15
19
18
17
18
17
14
14
10
12
14
6
5
2
2
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
970
790
764
683
683
670
584
573
545
524
514
452
452
458
458
392
332
279
230
186
148
148
117
90
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
S
17
0.4
S
16
0.5
S
11
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
22
24
17
10
93
82
57
64
51
43
28
16
18
8
11
11
10
4
4
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
5
0.2
SSW
4
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
17
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
21
24
25
54
4
2
77
67
35
32
31
30
13
12
4
4
6
4
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
S
5
0.8
SSW
6
0.4
NE
3
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1.4
SW
5
1.4
WSW
5
1.8
SW
7
1.9
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
10
Energy kJ
5
10
15
17
40
3
16
25
2
22
28
98
95
317
425
1245
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
13
13
13
13
0
13
0
0
0
74
45
18
35
0
0
16
35
23
104
229
125
125
37
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
4
4
5
4
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
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