Yacaaba Head-Boulders Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.49° S 152.40° E

Yacaaba Head-Boulders 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Yacaaba Head-Boulders sea temperature is
17.6°C
1.1° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Yacaaba Head-Boulders at 3PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 24). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (24 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
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)
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
2.3
NE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.2
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
257
206
162
162
133
138
108
108
104
114
168
344
543
187
154
158
136
123
101
74
72
89
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
20
WSW
25
SW
35
S
20
S
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
5:45AM0.94m
5:46PM1.42m
6:28AM1.01m
6:27PM1.49m
7:05AM1.09m
7:04PM1.55m
Low Tide
11:06AM0.49m
00:37AM0.32m
11:55AM0.43m
1:11AM0.24m
12:38PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
1
3
3
2
2
1
4
2
Temp °C
16
18
20
19
18
17
16
16
16
19
23
20
18
18
16
16
16
17
19
18
15
16
Feels °C
14
16
16
15
15
14
13
13
13
15
19
17
17
19
16
16
16
16
16
14
9
13
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