Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 4AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 10 | WSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 935 | 860 | 844 | 404 | 345 | 286 | 327 | 436 | 430 | 558 | 789 | 694 | 1590 | 1673 | 1674 | 1581 | 1354 | 1384 | 933 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:25PM0.98m | 11:53AM0.96m | 00:05AM1.04m | 12:57PM1.07m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:54PM0.70m | 5:32AM0.61m | 6:08PM0.66m | 6:45AM0.52m | 7:07PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 935 | 860 | 366 | 404 | 345 | 286 | 327 | 436 | 430 | 558 | 789 | 694 | 1590 | 1673 | 1674 | 1581 | 1354 | 1384 | 933 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 475 | 372 | — | 359 | 286 | 286 | 214 | 173 | 121 | 51 | 196 | 501 | 130 | 98 | 177 | 31 | 30 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | W 18 | WSW 17 | — | — | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 73 | 116 | 116 | — | 6 | 28 | — | — | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 11 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | SSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 844 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 313 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 49 | 71 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 63 | 72 | 72 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 59 | 39 | 0 |
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