Yonabaru Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim overall for the Yonabaru area. We've got a lot of onshore and cross-shore winds messing things up, and while there's plenty of water moving around, it's rarely coming together for a proper surf.

Let's start with today, 1 September. It's a write-off. We've got a solid 8ft swell out of the ESE, sure, but it’s packing a huge 1119 (moderate to strong energy) and a howling 30 km/h easterly wind is blowing straight onshore. It's a washing machine out there. For a beginner spot, this is way too much power and too messy.

We stay in the doldrums for the rest of the first week and into the second. There's a little tease on the morning of 4 September with some 3ft, 8-second swell and a light cross-offshore breeze from the NNW, but the combined energy is weak at 125 and the score is still poor for a clean session. Thursday the 3rd had some clean-ish looking conditions with NNW cross-off winds, but the swell was still messy and the quality just wasn't there for a real recommendation. From the 5th through the 8th, it's a barrage of moderate cross-shore breezes and chop. We're looking at a solid week-plus of either no-go or strictly marginal surf.

Moving into the second week – around 9 and 10 September – there's a bit more size. We see 6ft to 7ft of swell coming from the NNW, but the wind stays a problem. It’s cross or cross-onshore, leaving it choppy and uninviting. For a spot that’s often a beginner-friendly beach break, this is just not the call.

Around 12 September, there's an interesting pulse: a long period 12-second easterly swell showing up at 7ft, with combined energy hitting a whopping 1611 (strong). But the catch? The wind is onshore. For a beach break, a long-period groundswell like that tends to close out and get thumpy. You'd want a point or reef for that kind of energy, and Yonabaru isn't it.

The final few days – 13 to 16 September – are a real mess. We get monster 12ft swells from the ESE with energy readings over 2000 (very strong), but the wind is onshore the whole time at 25-30 km/h. That’s not surfable for anyone, let alone the beginners this spot is best for. Later on the 15th and 16th, the wind finally eases, but the swell drops and the conditions are still cross or cross-on.

To be honest, there isn't a single standout session in this whole 16-day window. The best call I can give you is to keep an eye on the 16th of September. The morning shows a 6ft ENE swell with a 9-second period, the wind is a light 10 km/h from the north, and it’s a cross-shore. The energy is moderate (737), and the score is a 2/10 – which, in this terrible run, is the highest we get. The water is around 84°F right now, which is dead average for the time of year – no surprises there.

But for a proper wave? Nothing doing. The wind and swell just aren't lining up. It’s a quiet period for Yonabaru. Sometimes that’s just how it goes. Keep an eye on the charts, things can flip.

Rusty.

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