Yacaaba Head-Boulders Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.49° S 152.40° E

Yacaaba Head-Boulders 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Yacaaba Head-Boulders sea temperature is
19.0°C
0.1° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Yacaaba Head-Boulders at 4AM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (21 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (21 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NE by Wed afternoon).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
18
0.8
S
18
0.7
S
17
0.7
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.7
S
11
0.8
S
11
1
S
12
0.7
S
12
1.8
SSE
7
2.1
S
8
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
10
2
S
10
1.7
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
311
390
293
287
140
108
152
276
141
299
545
1538
1193
783
464
838
440
338
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
0
W
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:25AM0.91m
4:17PM1.29m
5:17AM1.00m
5:07PM1.36m
Low Tide
10:26PM0.46m
9:39AM0.59m
11:14PM0.38m
10:42AM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
24
24
23
22
28
30
18
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
19
20
19
18
18
24
28
15
13
12
12
14
14
16
15
15
14
14
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