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Yacaaba Head-Boulders surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Yacaaba Head-Boulders surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Yacaaba Head-Boulders sea temperature is
24.4° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Yacaaba Head-Boulders today?
The current surf forecast for Yacaaba Head-Boulders at 1AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Yacaaba Head-Boulders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 313 | 726 | 692 | 575 | 566 | 472 | 396 | 333 | 327 | 248 | 195 | 149 | 149 | 114 | 112 | 110 | 79 | 157 | 144 | 279 | 221 | 159 | 79 | 109 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:50PM 0.98 | 7:11AM 1.49 | 7:38PM 0.99 | 7:48AM 1.54 | 8:21PM 1.00 | 8:25AM 1.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:26AM 0.38 | 1:59PM 0.33 | 1:06AM 0.38 | 2:38PM 0.27 | 1:46AM 0.37 | 3:16PM 0.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
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