Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.49° S 152.40° E

Yacaaba Head-Boulders 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Yacaaba Head-Boulders sea temperature is
21.4°C
1.8° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Yacaaba Head-Boulders at 11AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (17 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (17 Oct)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SE
10
1.7
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
524
502
446
437
396
351
351
359
335
300
287
281
252
238
206
184
112
109
77
65
44
37
37
39
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
10
NNE
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
5
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:05AM0.91m
1:04PM1.31m
2:15AM0.88m
2:06PM1.25m
3:37AM0.90m
3:15PM1.23m
Low Tide
6:17AM0.56m
8:16PM0.44m
7:17AM0.62m
9:24PM0.44m
8:37AM0.65m
10:26PM0.41m
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clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
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 mm
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1
1
1
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1
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1
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Temp °C
17
17
16
17
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
17
19
18
18
18
17
16
16
18
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
14
14
12
13
14
14
15
16
15
15
16
15
15
14
15
15
16
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
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