Yzerfontein Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.33° S 18.16° E

Yzerfontein 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Yzerfontein sea temperature is
11.0°C
4.6° 

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


How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 9PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)18s
Afternoon (06 Sep)6ft (1.9m)17s
Evening (06 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
18
1.9
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1
WSW
12
1
SSW
11
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2457
1938
1611
1467
1203
1254
1421
1271
1418
1197
1069
1053
1021
773
683
614
294
222
140
116
95
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
E
5
WSW
5
NNE
5
NW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
10
SSE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:37AM1.12m
00:03AM1.20m
12:45PM1.27m
1:05AM1.33m
1:34PM1.43m
Low Tide
5:54PM0.49m
6:31AM0.35m
7:01PM0.34m
7:22AM0.22m
7:50PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:31
6:32
6:34
 mm
Temp °C
22
26
26
25
23
21
20
20
23
26
23
23
22
22
19
20
23
24
21
19
20
Feels °C
18
23
24
22
21
18
18
19
22
24
20
20
21
21
18
19
23
22
19
16
18
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