Yzerfontein 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.33° S 18.16° E

Issued: 7 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Yzerfontein sea temperature is

14.3°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
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 (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 1PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s
Evening (31 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Mon night).
	Saturday 31							Sunday 1								Monday 2
	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)	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	1	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7
Wave Graph
kJ	729	716	718	705	716	430	880	1329	1614	1710	1338	1338	1144	1028	878	718	635	578	505	440	627	590	496
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide		6:41AM1.27m				7:07PM1.19m				7:59AM1.19m					8:38PM1.10m				9:33AM1.19m				10:19PM1.09m
Low Tide				12:53PM0.42m				1:27AM0.41m					2:24PM0.50m				2:58AM0.48m				4:11PM0.48m


	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:14	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	19	20	17	16	16	15	15	16	17	18	17	16	16	15	15	16	18	18	17	15	15
Feels °C	14	15	17	16	12	13	12	12	11	12	12	12	10	9	10	11	12	13	14	12	11	11	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	729	716	718	705	716	430	880	1329	1614	1710	1338	1338	1144	1028	878	718	635	578	505	400	373	283	278
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SW 11	—	WSW 16	SW 10	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 18	W 10	W 10	W 17	—	W 16
kJ	81	57	—	26	80	352	333	72	46	72	46	46	21	21	21	21	21	6	8	17	6	—	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 11	—	W 11	—	SW 13	SW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 18	—	—	—
kJ	2	—	2	—	46	80	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	S 5	S 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 6	S 6	SSW 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSW 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7
kJ	53	48	49	51	66	88	106	106	74	81	81	121	194	203	248	187	160	171	225	440	627	590	496
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Captains Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Long Beach Cape Town	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Captains Cape Town	Captains Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Silwerstroom West Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	3	2	1	1	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	50	71	91	377	377	91	91	59	91	91	91	377	362	129	116	116	50	50	71	435	435	149	21
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast		Pastures															Strandfontein	Strandfontein	Heaven				Silwerstroom
Rating (10 max)		3															3	3	3				3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gansbaai Overberg	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kamer Van Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	1	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	St Vincent Left New Caledonia	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Nunoshima Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Malaking Gasang (Baler) Philippines	Trial Harbour Australia	Boat Basin Lefts Guam	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lebu Chile	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

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