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Yacaaba Head-Boulders surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 12 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
23.7° C
(Which is 1.3°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 5PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am December 12). 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 (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
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 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 356 | 336 | 330 | 387 | 314 | 298 | 476 | 233 | 403 | 188 | 143 | 102 | 239 | 332 | 279 | 114 | 117 | 124 | 128 | 178 | 102 | 385 | 164 | 143 |
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 | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:54PM 1.21 | 4:20AM 1.21 | 3:55PM 1.10 | 5:11AM 1.29 | 4:58PM 1.02 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:00AM 0.60 | 9:37PM 0.28 | 10:19AM 0.60 | 10:21PM 0.32 | 11:30AM 0.55 | 11:04PM 0.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 14 |
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