Yacaaba Head-Boulders 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.49° S 152.40° E

Issued: 10 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Yacaaba Head-Boulders sea temperature is

21.2°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Yacaaba Head-Boulders today (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Yacaaba Head-Boulders at 6PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	9s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	9s
Evening (27 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 27						Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 6	S 15	S 10	S 11	S 11	S 16	S 16
Wave Graph
kJ	367	311	291	199	167	138	107	76	72	72	72	69	83	79	74	41	115	181	457	564	476	1571
Wind (km/h)	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	N	WNW	WSW	WSW	SSW	ESE	SE	N	WNW	SSW	SW	WSW	SSE	ESE	ESE	E	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	off	cross-off	on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide		9:23AM1.74m				9:54PM1.26m				10:05AM1.76m				10:45PM1.19m				10:52AM1.74m
Low Tide				3:57PM0.04m				3:37AM0.19m				4:47PM0.04m				4:20AM0.25m					5:42PM0.07m


	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	18	18	18	17	15	16	17	20	22	20	19	18	17	16	16	18	19	19	18	18
Feels °C	16	16	15	14	14	14	13	13	14	17	20	15	18	16	15	15	15	17	16	17	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 6	S 8	S 10	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 16
kJ	367	311	291	199	167	138	107	76	72	72	72	69	83	79	74	41	115	181	457	564	400	1571
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	E 13	E 13	E 13	NE 6	NE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	S 8	S 15	S 15	S 16	S 16	S 16	ENE 8
kJ	41	35	9	3	3	3	36	46	31	21	18	19	19	21	12	36	110	155	131	245	476	22
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	NNE 7	E 13	—	—	—	ENE 7	E 12	E 12	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 12	E 12	E 11	S 16	SSE 7	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	NNE 6
kJ	4	5	4	—	—	—	19	3	3	6	7	3	3	2	21	18	32	27	30	28	27	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 4	NE 5	—	WSW 3	W 2	W 3	—	SE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	47	76	42	71	—	3	1	1	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Fingal Bay NSW - Newcastle	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Back Bommie NSW - Port Macquarie	Little Gibber - Dark Point NSW - Newcastle	Seal Rocks NSW - Port Macquarie	Seal Rocks NSW - Port Macquarie	Kiddies Corner NSW - Sydney North Coast	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Back Bommie NSW - Port Macquarie	Back Bommie NSW - Port Macquarie	Seal Rocks NSW - Port Macquarie	Hawks Nest-Mungo Brush NSW - Port Macquarie	Back Bommie NSW - Port Macquarie	Seal Rocks NSW - Port Macquarie	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Aussie pipe NSW - South Coast	Diamond Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	3	4
Distance (km)	35	0	229	229	45	0	0	18	13	13	158	117	0	0	13	1	0	13	353	338	94	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie	North Haven	Yacaaba Head-Boulders	Nambucca Heads	Nambucca Heads	Nambucca Heads	Diamond Head	Back Bommie	Trapdoors	Trapdoors	North Haven		Nambucca Heads	Back Bommie	Back Bommie	Trapdoors	Trapdoors	Back Bommie	North Haven			Hat Head	Treachery Head
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2		1	1	1	1	1	2	2			3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Injidup Carpark WA - Margaret River	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	3	4	2	3	3	3	4	1	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	4	4	7	5	7	5	7	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5

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