Yonabaru Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. Look, I've had a good look at the charts for our local zone, and I gotta be straight with you—it's a tough run ahead. The next 16 days are pretty much a write-off for any decent surf, so don't be holding your breath for a sneaky session.

We're looking at Yonabaru as the only spot on the radar, and it's a beginner-friendly break that's fairly exposed to the swell, but the conditions are just not cooperating. The water temp is sitting at a pretty typical 84°F, so nothing unusual there for this time of year.

Starting from Sunday, the 30th, it's a no-go. The swell is tiny, around 3 ft from the ESE with a short, weak period of 7 seconds, and the cross-onshore winds are making a mess of it. The wave energy is weak (139), and it's all just poor surf. This flat, choppy pattern hangs around through Monday and Tuesday, with the onshore winds picking up and the swell bumping up to 6 ft, but the energy (547) is still all wind-slop, not proper groundswell. It's a mess.

We get a tiny glimmer on Wednesday, the 2nd of September. The morning sees a 6 ft swell from the east, but the period is still short at 9 seconds. The combined energy hits 1170, which is moderate, but it's labelled as marginal due to the wind and tide. The wind is a cross-shore from the SSE, which is better than onshore, but it's not clean. It's a "maybe" if you're desperate, but I wouldn't bother.

After that, it's a slow slide into the doldrums. From Thursday, the 3rd, the swell completely drops out, down to 2 ft or less, with weak energy and cross-onshore winds. This flat spell runs right through until the 6th of September, when a long-period swell (12 seconds) from the SE shows up at 4 ft, but the cross-onshore wind from the NNE ruins it. It's a classic case of "looks good on paper, crap in the water."

The middle of the second week, from the 8th to the 10th, the swell picks up a bit to 4 ft, and the period gets nice and long (12 to 13 seconds), but the wind is straight onshore from the east at 22 mph. That's a strong, choppy onshored mess. The energy is moderate to strong (612 to 722), but it's all for nothing with that wind. It's a kite-surfing setup, not a paddle-surfing one.

The final few days, from the 11th to the 14th, are a mix of tiny swell and poor wind. The 12th of September (Saturday) morning actually has a clean, cross-offshore wind from the NNW, but the swell is only 3 ft from the north with a short period of 8 seconds. It's small, weak, and not worth the paddle. The 14th is a similar story: small, weak, and cross-shore.

So, to sum it up: there's no standout session here. Not even a good one. The best you could hope for is a marginal paddle on Wednesday, the 2nd, but even that's a stretch. Otherwise, it's a long, flat, and windy 16 days. Hang loose, forecasts can change, and this spot tends to come good again, but for now, it's a blank run.

Rusty.

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