Yacaaba Head-Boulders 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.49° S 152.40° E

Issued: 4 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Yacaaba Head-Boulders sea temperature is

20.7°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 (12 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Yacaaba Head-Boulders at 10AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	6s
Afternoon (12 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	6s
Evening (12 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Tue night).
	Monday 12								Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	SSE 6	E 8	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 8	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9
Wave Graph
kJ	14	13	13	16	34	3	12	223	69	79	65	55	33	32	23	108	145	312	717	1106	1334	1057	707	483
Wind (km/h)	N	NW	NNW	NE	E	NE	NNE	NW	SW	SSE	ENE	NNW	SSW	SSW	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide				9:43AM1.60m				10:07PM1.22m				10:17AM1.58m				10:46PM1.13m				10:52AM1.53m
Low Tide		3:21AM0.20m				4:12PM0.16m				3:52AM0.27m				4:52PM0.20m				4:23AM0.34m					5:34PM0.26m


	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	3	7	6	2	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	22	30	31	25	24	22	23	20	20	22	19	20	19	18	17	16	16	17	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	20	21	22	28	27	22	23	23	19	20	21	23	17	19	18	16	13	9	9	11	11	11	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	NE 6	NE 6	E 8	SSE 6	E 8	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	E 15	N 9	S 9	S 9
kJ	10	10	8	16	12	3	12	95	69	79	65	55	33	32	23	16	25	27	16	16	4	2	707	483
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 4	S 6	SSW 6	SSE 6	S 6	SSE 6	SE 8	S 15	S 4	SSE 4	S 4	SSE 4	S 4	ENE 9	ENE 10	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	E 15	ENE 8	SSE 14
kJ	6	3	10	7	4	3	3	2	4	17	15	10	6	3	17	18	11	7	10	2	7	4	22	70
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 8	SSE 6	SSW 6	SE 8	SE 8	SE 6	—	SE 7	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	SE 7	S 16	S 16	—	E 14	NE 11	E 15	E 15	S 16	ENE 8
kJ	14	13	13	8	7	3	2	1	—	2	12	13	14	15	2	5	5	—	4	4	4	4	20	23
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 3	NNE 4	—	—	NE 6	NE 4	NE 5	NE 6	S 3	—	—	—	NNE 7	—	S 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 8	S 9	S 10	S 10	—	ESE 6
kJ	3	15	—	—	34	47	51	223	4	—	—	—	93	—	22	108	145	312	717	1106	1334	1057	—	46
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	4	1	3	3	3	1
Distance (km)	17	17	17	94	167	154	75	0	56	37	0	0	18	18	35	37	172	383	281	328	172	172	56	37
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie	Scotts Head	Forster Beach (Nambucca)	Forster Beach (Nambucca)	Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie				Back Bommie	Bonny Hills	Trapdoors	Trapdoors	Back Bommie	Boomerang Beach (South)	Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie	Trapdoors	Trapdoors	Trapdoors				Hat Head	Scotts Head	Scotts Head	Scotts Head
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1				2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1				3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	5	5	1	1	3	3	5	4	5	1	2	2	1	4	4	6	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	6	7	7	4	4	4

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