Yonabaru Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s break down what’s on offer at Yonabaru for the next couple of weeks. Honestly, it’s a pretty flat and windy run for the most part, but there’s a whisper of something clean right at the tail end.

Water’s sitting at about 84°, which is standard for the time of year – nothing weird going on.

From Monday the 7th of September, we’ve got a long stretch of nothing good. The wind is blowing hard from the north and east, mostly side-shore or onshore, and the swell is short-period and junky. The wave energy is moderate, like 543 (moderate) on Monday morning, but the surf quality is poor. Too much wind, too much chop. It’s not worth a look until mid-month.

Wednesday the 16th of September shows a slight improvement. The swell drops right down, but the wind goes light out of the south, becoming side-shore. The surf is small – about 4ft from the ESE – but the water goes glassy with just tiny wind ripples. The energy is weak (245). It’s a longboard or foiler wave at best. Just an ordinary, small day.

Then another dry spell until Sunday the 20th of September. That morning, the wind goes completely glassy out of the SSE. The swell is tiny – 2ft from the east – but it’s clean. The energy is very weak (84). This is your best chance: a glassy, tiny wave for a beginner or someone just wanting to float around. The afternoon stays glassy with a 2ft from the north, but still very small.

After that, it’s back to flat and windy through to Tuesday.

For the whole 16 days, there’s no standout. Yonabaru is a beginner-friendly spot that’s fairly consistent and likes northeast swell. None of that matches up here. The winds are mostly wrong, the swell directions are all over the place (NNW, ESE, E, SE), and the size is either too small or too bumpy. For the kite surfers, those strong onshore days with 5ft of messy swell might actually be more fun than anything for a paddle surfer.

The best of a bad bunch is definitely the glassy, tiny surf on Sunday the 20th. It’s clean, but it’s not a wave you’d travel for. It’s a “check it if you’re hanging out” kind of morning.

Rusty out.

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