Yonabaru Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the table for Yonabaru.

Honestly, the next week and a half is a tough one. We're looking at a real dry spell for quality surf. The pattern is dominated by onshore winds and messy conditions, with the first decent window not showing up until Thursday the 17th. That's a solid 11-day stretch of poor surf to get through.

The only break in the area with any real recommendation is Yonabaru, a beginner-friendly spot that's fairly consistent. It's a fairly exposed break that prefers a NE swell direction.

The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no need to dig out the steamer just yet.

For the first week, from Sunday the 6th right through to Wednesday the 16th, it's a write-off. The wind is mostly cross, onshore, or cross-on from the NE through to the E, with speeds of 12 to 19 mph. Swell heights bob between 3 ft and 6 ft, but with short periods of 6-9 seconds and that nasty wind, the combined swell energy (221-717) is doing nothing for wave quality. It's all labeled "poor surf conditions," and I wouldn't bother paddling out.

Finally, we get a shift on Thursday the 17th. The wind swings to a light SSW at 9 mph, going cross-offshore. Swell drops to 2 ft from the E at 9 seconds, with combined energy of 143. The call is "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions," which isn't a ringing endorsement, but it's the first clean-ish moment we've seen. Then, Thursday afternoon gets interesting: the wind drops to a glassy 3 mph from the WSW. A 5 ft SE swell rolls in with a short 6-second period and 178 combined energy. Glassy conditions are a massive positive, but that short period swell won't hold much power or shape. This is probably the best of a bad lot, but it's only for beginners.

Friday the 18th morning holds some clean conditions with a light cross-offshore SSW wind and 5 ft swell from the E at 6 seconds (152 energy), but it's still just "surfable." After that, we're back into onshore junk through the weekend and into the start of the following week, with tiny 1.0 ft to 2 ft waves.

So, the standout window is the afternoon of Thursday the 17th. If you're a beginner and you absolutely need a paddle, that glassy moment with chest-high swell is your shot. For everyone else, this is a 16-day forecast with a whole lot of nothing. It’s the kind of run that’s not unusual for the area when the winds set in, but it doesn't mean it'll stay poor forever. Forecasts can always change.

Rusty.

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