Yonabaru Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for the next couple of weeks. It's a bit of a mixed bag, so let's break it down.

Right now, we're looking at a bit of a flat spell to kick things off. The first few days are pretty quiet, nothing really worth paddling out for. We've got a tiny 1.0 ft ESE swell on Sunday the 2nd, but it's crossed up with no energy to speak of (66). That's a hard pass. It'll stay poor through the weekend and into Monday morning.

Things start to get a little more interesting from Monday afternoon the 3rd. That 4 ft ESE groundswell (period 16 seconds) from the north-northwest starts to show some signs of life, with a clean look and combined energy jumping to 644. It's still small, but there's a pulse coming.

The standout window looks to be Tuesday the 4th and Wednesday the 5th. We've got a building swell that's pushing into the 5 ft to 10 ft range, from the east and east-southeast, with that long 18-second period. The combined energy is massive, hitting between 1646 and 5584. Now, that's proper groundswell. This is going to be a lot of water moving. For Yonabaru, a fairly exposed spot, the swell direction is east-southeast, which is a good angle for it, and the optimum swell direction is NE, so it's not perfect but it's workable. The winds are cross-shore, mostly from the north, so it won't be glassy, but it'll be rideable. The water temp is about average for this time of year, no major anomalies. Keep in mind though, by Wednesday afternoon it's 10 ft, which is getting into the expert zone only. For the Tuesday, the 5 ft to 6 ft is still solid but manageable for confident intermediates.

Then it gets real. Thursday the 6th, the swell absolutely hammers in. We're looking at 18 ft from the east with a 19-second period. The energy reading is 21067. That is a monster, and the notes say it's too big for this break. Winds are also howling from the north at 31-40 mph. This is big, dangerous, and unsurfable here. Friday the 7th gets even bigger with a 30 ft north swell, but the wind switches onshore from the ESE, making it a complete mess. After that, the whole second week goes to crap.

From the 8th of August right through to the 17th, it's a write-off. We're looking at storm-force winds, onshore winds, and a lot of lumpy, blown-out junk. There might be a brief flash of something on the 15th, with a clean 3 ft ESE groundswell, but it's got cross-on winds in the afternoon, and the run of poor days before it and after it is so long it's not worth getting excited about.

Honestly, the only real window to get wet is Monday afternoon the 3rd through to Wednesday the 5th. If you want to paddle out, that's your time. The Tuesday morning session (4th) with that 6 ft, 18-second east swell and light cross-shore winds looks like the absolute best bet of the whole forecast. It'll have serious energy (2065), so you'll get plenty of push.

So, to sum it up: don't bother this weekend. Get ready for a solid pulse mid-week (Aug 3rd-5th), with Tuesday the 4th being the pick. After that, it's a long stretch of dud days. Forecasts can change, but right now, this stretch looks grim.

Rusty.

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