Yonabaru Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. The outlook for the next couple weeks is pretty bleak – I’ll call it like I see it. There’s no decent surf on offer until the very end of the run, so you’ve got a long stretch of flat or useless conditions ahead. The spot to watch is Yonabaru, a beginner-friendly break that usually gets some waves, but this period is a real test.

Water temp is 28°, right around normal, so it’s warm while you’re sitting on your board, waiting.

From right now through the 30th of July, it’s a dead zone. Swell is tiny – 0.5 ft to 1 ft – with weak energy readings (26 to 91), and the wind is mostly blowing onshore or cross-onshore, just chopping everything up. It’s garbage.

We get a small spark on the morning of the 31st of July with a light offshore wind and clean conditions, but the swell is only 1 ft. The energy is still low (91), and it’s just barely “surfable” – nothing to get stoked about.

The real deal shows up on the 2nd of August. Sunday afternoon is the big standout. You’ve got a 7 ft swell from the ESE with a super long 15-second period, and the energy is pumping at 1693. Wind is light and cross-offshore from the NNW, which means clean, open faces. But here’s the catch: that kind of long-period groundswell can be hard to ride at a beach break like Yonabaru – it tends to just close out. Still, for a skilled surfer, this is the best bet. The morning of the 3rd of August jumps to 10 ft, and by the afternoon it hits a massive 12 ft from the same ESE direction with a 15-second period and clean cross-offshore wind. The energy reading is insane at 4812. This is expert-only, no doubt about it – too big for anyone who doesn’t know what they’re doing. It’s heavy, powerful, and intimidating.

After that, it drops back to small, weak swells by the 4th and 5th of August. So your window is tight, right at the beginning of August, and it’s for the experienced crew.

Rusty.

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