Yacaaba Head-Boulders Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.49° S 152.40° E

Yacaaba Head-Boulders 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Yacaaba Head-Boulders sea temperature is
18.3°C
0.4° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Yacaaba Head-Boulders at 6PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (26 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (26 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.5
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.7
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.2
SSE
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.3
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
162
166
130
106
143
173
211
230
249
517
459
459
398
349
351
313
439
894
707
606
516
349
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
0
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
0
SSW
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:05AM1.09m
7:04PM1.55m
7:40AM1.17m
7:39PM1.58m
8:14AM1.25m
8:13PM1.58m
Low Tide
12:38PM0.37m
1:43AM0.17m
1:18PM0.31m
2:13AM0.12m
1:57PM0.27m
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:30
 mm
1
1
2
5
2
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
13
15
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
16
16
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
14
15
12
13
12
15
15
15
15
14
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