Surf Forecasts:
Yacaaba Head-Boulders surf forecast from 10 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 15 Jul, 1PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period, S swell with 1,911 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Yacaaba Head-Boulders this week:
The surf forecast for Yacaaba Head-Boulders over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 14s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Yacaaba Head-Boulders in the next 16 days are 3.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Monday (Jul 13) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Wed 15th Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Yacaaba Head-Boulders over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sun night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 8 | WSW 4 | SSW 6 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 424 | 231 | 297 | 220 | 125 | 83 | 120 | 62 | 60 | 40 | 20 | 16 | 137 | 720 | 1489 | 828 | 566 | 260 | 138 | 120 | 321 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:54AM1.04m | 5:24PM1.64m | 6:04AM1.06m | 6:19PM1.75m | 7:06AM1.10m | 7:13PM1.83m | 8:01AM1.13m | 8:04PM1.88m | 8:53AM1.17m | 8:52PM1.87m | 9:42AM1.20m | 9:40PM1.80m | 10:30AM1.22m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:11PM0.31m | 10:37AM0.29m | 00:16AM0.19m | 11:37AM0.27m | 1:13AM0.07m | 12:34PM0.25m | 2:06AM-0.01m | 1:28PM0.23m | 2:56AM-0.06m | 2:20PM0.22m | 3:42AM-0.06m | 3:12PM0.23m | 4:26AM-0.03m | 4:04PM0.28m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:48 | — |
 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 424 | 231 | 297 | 220 | 125 | 83 | 32 | 62 | 60 | 40 | 20 | 11 | 39 | 300 | — | — | 566 | 260 | 138 | 120 | 321 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | ESE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | S 12 | SE 8 | S 11 | S 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | S 16 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 53 | 226 | 121 | 55 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 96 | 120 | 84 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | NE 4 | NE 5 | S 12 | E 11 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 11 | S 19 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 12 |
| kJ | 28 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 28 | 28 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | WNW 4 | — | WSW 5 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 6 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 16 | 25 | 120 | 8 | — | 36 | 9 | 16 | 137 | 720 | 1489 | 828 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 35 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 104 | 35 | 84 | 56 | 167 | 116 | 84 | 13 | 37 | 23 | 37 |
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