Yacaaba Head-Boulders Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.49° S 152.40° E

Yacaaba Head-Boulders 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Yacaaba Head-Boulders sea temperature is
19.6°C
0.6° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Yacaaba Head-Boulders at 5PM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (16 Sep)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (16 Sep)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
2
0
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
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)
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
4
S
10
4
S
10
4
S
10
4
S
11
4
S
11
3.5
S
11
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.1
S
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.4
S
9
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2091
2262
2549
3234
3071
3166
3351
3251
2770
2233
2010
1695
1070
775
612
528
463
394
325
407
407
356
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
10
SSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
S
10
E
15
ENE
20
NNE
15
NNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:10AM1.42m
11:33PM1.01m
11:55AM1.34m
00:26AM0.92m
12:50PM1.28m
Low Tide
4:38AM0.35m
5:47PM0.39m
5:13AM0.44m
6:45PM0.46m
5:56AM0.52m
7:58PM0.51m
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
14
15
14
15
14
13
13
15
15
14
13
13
12
16
17
18
18
19
Feels °C
7
6
5
5
5
7
5
8
8
8
9
10
13
13
11
11
10
15
14
15
14
15
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