Yonabaru Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, crew, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s coming for the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, the 16-day window is a tough one. There’s a real gap at the start. We’ve got a stretch of nothing from now all the way through until the 11th of August – just gale-force cross-shore winds and stormy skies. It’s a rough start, but it happens.

The first real chance comes on Wednesday morning, the 12th of August. Yonabaru is the only spot that even flirts with being rideable. The wind finally turns offshore from the west at 12 mph, and the water temp is about average for this time of year. The swell is a tiny 2ft from the east, with a period of 11 seconds – that’s groundswell, but the energy is weak at 100 combined. It’s a beginner-friendly break, fairly consistent, and with that offshore wind it’ll be clean. But it’s "surfable but very ordinary". You might get a couple of little ones, but don’t expect much.

That Wednesday morning the 12th is your best bet. The afternoon sees the wind turn cross-off, and the swell gets even smaller. From there, the wind goes onshore for the rest of the window. The swell stays tiny – mostly 1ft to 2ft – with periods all over the place. The energy stays low, mostly under 200.

From the 15th of August onward, it’s all onshore wind from the east or southeast, with small, weak swell. There’s a little bump in energy on the 16th and 17th, with the 16th afternoon hitting 227 combined energy – but that’s a 2ft east swell with onshore winds. The 19th of August has a 4ft east swell, but it’s hammered by a strong onshore breeze at 28 mph, so it’s total junk. That kind of setup is more for the kite surfers than the paddle crew.

So, to be blunt: Wednesday the 12th morning is your only real window, and it’s small. The rest is a write-off. But don’t sweat it too much – these flat spells don’t last forever, and forecasts can change.

Rusty.

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