Yonabaru Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's going on.

Honestly, mate, it’s a tough stretch ahead. Over the next two weeks, we’re looking at a whole lot of nothing exciting. The swell is tiny and the conditions are just plain average. There are no real standouts, and you’ll be lucky to find anything worth paddling out for. We're looking at a solid run of pretty flat days with only knee-high slop on offer.

Starting from now, the first real chance for a surf is on Tuesday afternoon, but it’s a poor one. Yonabaru will have a tiny 1ft wave from the east, with a weak period of 9 seconds. The wind is a light cross breeze, but the combined swell energy is a measly 15 – it’s just not worth getting wet for. The water temperature is sitting at 81.3°, which is a bit colder than average for this time of year.

The whole of Wednesday the 15th through to Friday the 24th of July is much the same story. Day after day of 1ft on the calendar, sometimes from the east, sometimes swinging to the southeast. The wind will be mostly a light to moderate cross-offshore, which is clean, but the swell is just too small and weak. The combined energy rarely breaks past 34. It’s a frustrating pattern.

There is a slight lift on Saturday the 25th of July. The swell bumps up to 1.3ft from the east, with a period of 9 seconds and a combined energy of 27. The wind on the morning is glassy, which is a rare treat. If you’re a beginner on the smallest of gear, the morning window might offer a few fun little rollers. The crowds at Yonabaru can pop up sometimes, but on a day like this, it shouldn't be a worry. Even so, it’s not a day to get excited about.

After that, it’s back to the same old story through the rest of the month—tiny swells and nothing that will get your heart pumping. The last few days, the winds get a bit stronger, with a strong breeze on the 27th and 28th.

And then we get to Wednesday the 29th of July. This is the only thing even remotely interesting in the whole forecast. We get a jump in swell to 1.3ft, with a period of 14 seconds (groundswell) coming from the east-southeast. The combined swell energy climbs to a moderate 106 on the morning, and up to 149 in the afternoon with the wave height reaching 2ft. That’s the biggest we’ll see, but the catch is the wind is a gentle cross-onshore, which will mess with the surface. This is still a long way off, so treat it as a promising but uncertain prospect. For a spot like Yonabaru, which is a fairly exposed beginner break, this long-period groundswell might just wrap in with some shape, but the onshore wind is a real bummer.

Bottom line: if you’re desperate for a paddle, the glassy Saturday the 25th is your best bet, but keep your expectations on the floor. The only real pulse of energy is on the 29th, but that's two weeks away and the wind forecast could easily change.

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