Yacaaba Head-Boulders 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.49° S 152.40° E

Issued: 3 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Yacaaba Head-Boulders sea temperature is

19.2° C

Yacaaba Head-Boulders surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Yacaaba Head-Boulders today (17 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Yacaaba Head-Boulders at 10AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s
Afternoon (17 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	7s
Evening (17 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sunday 19
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	S 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 6	SE 7	SE 8	E 8	E 8	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	157	121	153	158	149	215	170	145	234	240	223	299	416	368	400	1035	1816	1780	1796	1550	1333	1115	1037	949
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide					10:30AM1.22m				10:26PM1.68m				11:18AM1.25m				11:11PM1.52m				12:06PM1.27m
Low Tide			4:26AM-0.03m				4:04PM0.28m				5:08AM0.03m				4:57PM0.35m				5:48AM0.12m				5:54PM0.42m


	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—
mm	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	1	1	1	1	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	16	16	16	17	17	16	16	16	16	17	16	17	16	17	17	16	16	17	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	12	13	12	12	12	13	14	13	13	12	11	12	11	12	11	12	12	12	11	13	13	14	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	SSW 8	S 7	S 7	S 15	SSW 9	ESE 7	ESE 7	S 21	S 11	SSE 21	SSE 21	E 8	E 8	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	157	121	94	83	79	40	25	145	149	35	83	87	83	368	400	1035	1816	1780	1796	1550	1333	1115	1037	949
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 8	S 15	S 12	S 8	S 8	—	S 21	—	S 20	SSE 20	S 10	S 10	SSE 19	SSE 18	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 14
kJ	35	64	23	13	13	39	11	71	71	—	79	—	132	78	47	29	120	110	160	156	149	134	176	180
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 19	S 15	S 12	S 12	—	—	—	—	S 18	SSE 20	SSE 19	S 10	S 9	SE 18	S 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 16	SE 17
kJ	54	101	56	52	44	28	17	24	25	—	—	—	—	6	76	73	29	13	12	13	17	35	82	11
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	SSW 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 6	SE 7	SE 8	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	—	—	S 9	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	134	94	153	158	149	215	170	35	234	240	223	299	416	127	128	150	—	—	24	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	3	1	1	1	2	1	1	4	4	4	3	4	2
Distance (km)	37	37	37	116	116	116	37	37	37	104	161	215	281	281	250	161	182	182	167	209	167	74	116	74
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie	Saltwater	North Haven	North Haven				Saltwater	Scotts Head	Scotts Head	Scotts Head	Scotts Head	Scotts Head
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2				2	2	2	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	6	6	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	6	7	7	6	9	9	9	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

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