Yonabaru Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a proper look at what's on the cards for Yonabaru over the next couple of weeks.

Straight up, it's a pretty quiet start. The first real chance to get wet doesn't pop up until Thursday afternoon, September 10th. We've got a clean, clear sky and a light cross-off breeze blowing from the NNW at 6 mph. The swell is 4 ft from the north with a short 9-second period, and the combined energy is moderate at 256. The water's sitting at a warm 84°, which is dead average for this time of year. It's surfable, but it's nothing to write home about. You'll get a few, but it's very ordinary.

After that, we hit a long, frustrating stretch. From Friday the 11th right through to the afternoon of Saturday the 19th, the conditions are just cooked. Onshore winds, risk of thunderstorms, and generally poor surf. The swell stays small or comes in with messy, choppy wind. It's a serious gap of over a week where there's nothing worth paddling out for. Kite surfers might find something in that cross-onshore breeze, but for a standard surfboard, it's a write-off.

Now, here's where it gets interesting and a bit of a long-range promise. On Saturday, the 19th of September, things start to look a whole lot different. We're looking at a powerful groundswell arriving from the ESE, ramping up to 6 ft in the morning with a very long 17-second period. That's proper energy, clocking in at a massive 2074. The wind is a cross-off from the NNE at 12 mph, which is clean enough. This is the standout, but it's a solid step up in size, getting into expert territory by the afternoon when it hits 8 ft and a 3559 energy reading.

Sunday the 20th carries that theme. The morning has 8 ft of east swell with a 16-second period, and the combined energy is a huge 3632. Again, this is serious, powerful swell for experienced surfers only. The catch is the wind is a clean cross-shore from the north at 16 mph, creating a cross-chop. It's powerful, but it's going to be bumpy.

The surf then drops off quickly through Monday and Tuesday the 21st and 22nd, with a strong breeze making for clean but fading waves. By Wednesday the 23rd, it's back to tiny, weak swells and we're essentially done for the outlook period. The swell on Friday the 25th looks big again at 8 ft, but it's onshore wind, so that's a no-go.

So, the real standout is that window from Saturday the 19th through Sunday the 20th. Yonabaru is a fairly consistent, fairly exposed beginner break normally, but during this time it's going to be big, powerful, and lumpy. This is not for the faint of heart or a learner. If you've got the experience and want some serious groundswell energy, that's your only real shot in this 16-day window. Keep an eye on it, but don't get your hopes up for much else.

Rusty.

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