Yonabaru Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for the local stretch around Yonabaru over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, mate, this outlook is a tough one. We’re staring down a long, dry spell with nothing really worth paddling out for. There’s a gap from now all the way through to around the 11th of September where the conditions just aren't coming together. After that, there’s a flicker of something, but it’s not much to get excited about.

The first real chance we see is on Friday the 11th. By the afternoon, a pulse of 7 ft swell from the SE rolls in with an 8-second period. The combined energy reads 645 (moderate wave energy) and it’s the only time the wave comment isn’t a total write-off. But here’s the catch: the wind is cross from the south at a gentle 9 mph, and the conditions are described as "gentle cross-shore with slight cross-chop." It’s a marginal call at best, and with the swell direction coming from the SE, it’s not matching the optimum NE direction for Yonabaru. This spot is fairly exposed, so it’ll catch some of that energy, but the quality won’t be there for a standout session.

After that brief window, we drop right back off. The 12th and 13th see tiny, weak swell with long-period energy around 14 seconds, but the wind turns onshore, and the heights are barely 1 ft to 2 ft. The energy readings are low – down to 74 or 86. That long-period groundswell would want a point or reef to do anything, but here at a beach setup with onshore wind, it’s a no-go.

We get a slight bump in size around the 14th and 15th, with a 8 ft ESE swell on Tuesday the 15th morning (combined energy 1021 – strong wave energy). But the wind is onshore and strong, blowing at 16 mph from the east. That’s going to chop it up real bad. This is one of those setups where it’s looking more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, to be honest.

From the 16th onward, it fades again into tiny, weak conditions, with heights under 4 ft and onshore winds. Even the 20th of September shows glassy conditions in the morning, but the swell is a pathetic 2 ft with a 5-second period – just not enough push to ride.

So, to be straight with you: there is no true standout in this forecast. The only flicker of life is that Friday 11th afternoon, but even that’s a “maybe” for a quick, scrappy session. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing unusual there. I wouldn’t be rushing to the water for a while. Stick to the flat spells, mate. It tends not to stay this quiet forever, but this run is a proper blank one.

Rusty.

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