Yzerfontein surf break

Yzerfontein surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 18 Feb 2026 SAST
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Yzerfontein surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Yzerfontein sea temperature is
13.6° C
(Which is 5.9°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today?

The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 10PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)--
Afternoon (18 Feb)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (18 Feb)7ft (2.1m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
4
4
3
1
1
1
2
4
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
2
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
S
1.2
S
0.8
SW
0.9
S
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)13131313131312121413131212121212111111881188
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)152117501319961865825786634787552669706634565503435363273263265190140108102
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
S
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
15
S
15
SSE
5
SE
10
ESE
5
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
5
S
0
ESE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:04PM
1.54
4:23AM
1.67
4:37PM
1.53
4:54AM
1.67
5:12PM
1.49
5:28AM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:09PM
0.02
10:35AM
0.04
10:40PM
0.03
11:08AM
0.05
11:12PM
0.08
11:44AM
0.10
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise-----6:26-------6:26-------6:28--
Sunset7:36-------7:35-------7:34-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212019191919222322201920192024242524242219192423
Feels °C (?)212019201919222018171820192025222425252318182321
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