Yellowsands Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.85° S 28.12° E

Yellowsands Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Yellowsands Beach sea temperature is
16.7°C
3.1° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Yellowsands Beach at 3PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (21 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (21 Sep)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.8
E
8
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
SSW
15
1.2
E
8
1.7
E
6
1.9
E
6
1.9
E
7
1.8
E
7
2.3
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
186
133
129
98
83
115
65
65
66
167
196
174
275
331
329
543
469
427
268
235
208
142
117
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
S
5
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
20
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
0
NW
5
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:21PM1.06m
1:23AM1.12m
1:50PM1.22m
1:55AM1.26m
2:16PM1.38m
Low Tide
7:00AM0.63m
7:24PM0.63m
7:35AM0.48m
7:54PM0.48m
8:02AM0.34m
8:21PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:04
 mm
3
1
Temp °C
18
19
21
20
20
20
19
19
19
20
22
22
21
19
19
18
20
24
31
27
22
21
21
Feels °C
19
19
20
19
19
21
20
20
19
19
19
19
18
17
18
17
21
25
32
29
22
22
22
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