Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 12PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 683 | 672 | 294 | 222 | 140 | 116 | 95 | 142 | 134 | 189 | 309 | 336 | 295 | 330 | 410 | 573 | 686 | 1101 | 2111 | 1933 | 1697 | 1427 | 1342 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:34PM1.43m | 1:52AM1.44m | 2:15PM1.57m | 2:33AM1.52m | 2:51PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:22AM0.22m | 7:50PM0.19m | 8:04AM0.12m | 8:31PM0.08m | 8:41AM0.05m | 9:08PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 25 | 27 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 683 | 672 | 294 | 222 | 119 | 116 | 73 | 105 | 119 | 189 | 309 | 336 | 295 | 330 | 410 | 573 | 554 | 1101 | 2111 | 1933 | 1697 | 1427 | 1342 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | WSW 17 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | W 11 | — | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 29 | 158 | 203 | 140 | 70 | 95 | 142 | 134 | 33 | 14 | 15 | 9 | — | 15 | 194 | 686 | 595 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | W 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 30 | 28 | 26 | 66 | 49 | 93 | 48 | 47 | 14 | 39 | 21 | 21 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 64 | 100 | 147 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 52 | 0 | 52 | 59 | 91 | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 91 | 91 | 59 | 129 |
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