Yonabaru Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Gonna give you the straight-up story on what’s cooking for the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, we’ve got a long stretch of nothing to write home about. For the first several days, the surf is flat and the conditions are just plain poor. We’re looking at weak, tiny swell with the combined energy barely hitting 40 (25) at its best. The wind is all over the place, sometimes glassy, but there’s just no wave to surf. It’s a real bummer of a start. Expect a solid gap of nothing until the beginning of August.

The first real sign of life comes around Monday the 3rd of August. The swell finally starts to show its face, with energy jumping to 417 (moderate). The swell is coming from the ESE with a period of 15 seconds, which is proper long-period groundswell. That’s going to mean better shaped waves and more push, but at a beach break like Yonabaru, that long period can make things a bit tricky, with waves breaking too straight. The wind is clean cross-off from the NNW, so the surface will be clean. The size is around 3ft, a nice small wave for the beginners.

The real standout, though, is Tuesday the 4th and Wednesday the 5th of August. This is the best we’ve got. We’re looking at a solid pulse of ESE swell hitting 5ft to 6ft, and then peaking at 8ft from the E on Wednesday morning. The combined energy is huge, jumping from 1671 to 3625, which is strong to very strong energy. The period is a very long 18 seconds, which is pure groundswell. This is a serious swell. The winds are cross-shore from the north, so it won’t be glassy, but it’ll be surfable. You’ll want to be an experienced surfer for the bigger days, as 8ft is getting into expert territory. The water temperature is sitting at 85°F, which is about average for the time of year, so you’ll be in boardies.

After that pulse, the swell drops off quickly through the end of the week. The wind shifts and gets strong, with a near gale of 34 mph from the west on Saturday the 8th, making it more of a kite session than a paddle one. The surf will be messy and blown out. There is a small window around Monday the 10th of August with some 3ft to 3ft E swell, but the wind is onshore, so the quality will be marginal.

The final week looks unstable. Another decent-sized swell pops up around Tuesday the 11th of August, with 10ft from the east, but the wind is cross-on and the period is a shorter 10-11 seconds, so it’ll be bumpy and not the cleanest. The rest of the days are looking like poor surf with strong winds again.

So, to sum it up: the first few days are a write-off. Your best bet is Monday the 3rd of August for a clean, small beginner wave, or the standout window of Tuesday the 4th and Wednesday the 5th of August for the biggest, most powerful groundswell of the run. Get out there when it’s clean.

Rusty.

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