
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (31 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 10PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
716 | 495 | 792 | 1329 | 1590 | 2110 | 1892 | 1338 | 1144 | 1028 | 822 | 718 | 587 | 514 | 505 | 440 | 453 | 414 | 345 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:07PM1.19m | 7:59AM1.19m | 8:38PM1.10m | 9:33AM1.19m | 10:19PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27AM0.41m | 2:24PM0.50m | 2:58AM0.48m | 4:11PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
716 | 495 | 792 | 1329 | 1590 | 2110 | 1892 | 1338 | 1144 | 1028 | 822 | 718 | 587 | 514 | 505 | 349 | 325 | 273 | 308 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 18 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
46 | 352 | 404 | 72 | 46 | 72 | 46 | 46 | 39 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | W 18 | — | — | W 16 |
— | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
245 | 73 | 81 | 81 | 81 | — | 49 | 112 | 167 | 208 | 210 | 279 | 453 | 439 | 414 | 440 | 453 | 414 | 345 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 323 | 91 | 91 | 65 | 65 | 91 | 91 | 377 | 377 | 149 | 116 | 114 | 112 | 114 | 323 | 377 | 377 | 149 | 39 |
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