Yellowsands Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.85° S 28.12° E

Issued: 1 pm 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Yellowsands Beach sea temperature is
19.6° C

1.1°C colder than average for this time of year

Yellowsands Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Yellowsands Beach today (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Yellowsands Beach at 9PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (21 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (21 Jun)2ft (0.6m)15s

Table - waves today at Yellowsands Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
ENE
8
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.6
S
17
0.9
S
16
1
S
17
1
S
17
1.1
S
17
1
S
16
1
S
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
81
123
167
204
265
381
202
427
582
603
708
548
522
416
406
406
400
375
350
336
261
205
210
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
0
NW
5
NNE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
5
WSW
10
SE
5
ENE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
W
15
SSW
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
10
WSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:12AM1.17m
9:00PM1.31m
9:15AM1.08m
10:04PM1.25m
10:33AM1.03m
11:13PM1.22m
Low Tide
2:20PM0.39m
3:20AM0.54m
3:18PM0.48m
4:33AM0.57m
4:27PM0.55m
5:47AM0.55m
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:09
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5:07
5:07
5:08
5:08
 mm
Temp °C
25
24
22
22
22
21
20
19
24
23
20
19
19
20
19
20
26
28
20
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
23
24
22
21
21
20
19
18
23
22
20
18
18
18
17
18
23
26
19
18
19
19
18
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.9
S
16
1
S
17
1
S
17
1.1
S
17
1
S
16
1
S
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
Energy kJ
77
81
63
65
204
265
381
163
427
582
603
708
548
522
416
406
406
400
375
350
336
261
205
210
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
S
17
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
Energy kJ
94
71
53
167
50
50
48
202
26
25
26
29
16
15
15
14
21
22
24
25
25
26
27
27
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
E
7
0.4
SSW
13
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
11
0.4
SW
4
0.5
SW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
Energy kJ
29
72
123
52
28
28
18
28
67
6
11
18
18
8
9
11
3
3
4
3
12
10
7
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
7
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
5
Energy kJ
53
2
4
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
31
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
7
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