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Yzerfontein surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
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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
15.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today?
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 8AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | |
1858 | 2323 | 2590 | 2727 | 2686 | 2629 | 2265 | 2231 | 1968 | 1726 | 1481 | 1299 | 1258 | 1135 | 1000 | 1969 | 1859 | 2053 | 1887 | 6183 | 7266 | 7230 | 6693 | 5702 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 11:29AM1.11m | 11:43PM1.30m | 12:24PM1.17m | 00:30AM1.33m | 1:07PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:26AM0.40m | 5:29PM0.47m | 6:19AM0.34m | 6:22PM0.44m | 7:02AM0.29m | 7:07PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
1858 | 2323 | 2590 | 2727 | 2686 | 2629 | 2265 | 2231 | 1968 | 1726 | 1481 | 1299 | 1258 | 1135 | 1000 | 1969 | 1859 | 2053 | 1887 | 6183 | 7266 | 7230 | 6693 | 5702 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 22 | — | — | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 211 | 509 | 19 | — | — | 1579 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 72 | 55 | 54 | 59 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 71 | 49 | 54 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 59 | 72 | 71 | 62 | 59 |
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