Yzerfontein surf break

Yzerfontein surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 SAST
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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
15.7° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today?

The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 1PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (23 Apr)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (23 Apr)7ft (2.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
4
2
2
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4581
3651
3083
2498
1783
1619
1170
965
666
539
461
361
280
226
155
128
174
174
198
166
196
189
178
157
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
E
5
E
10
SW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:44AM1.15m
8:41PM1.15m
9:24AM1.07m
10:20PM1.17m
11:03AM1.09m
11:36PM1.25m
Low Tide
2:07PM0.45m
3:11AM0.53m
3:47PM0.50m
4:58AM0.49m
5:16PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:13
7:15
7:16
7:16
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6:15
6:15
6:14
6:13
Temp °C
15
15
18
21
20
19
19
19
18
19
23
24
23
21
21
19
17
16
20
21
19
17
16
15
11
11
14
17
15
15
15
15
14
16
20
21
19
17
18
16
16
15
18
18
17
17
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
Energy kJ
4581
3651
3083
2498
1783
1619
1170
965
666
539
461
361
280
226
155
128
174
174
198
166
196
189
178
157
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.4
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
SW
17
0.2
WSW
16
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
2
2
52
72
27
30
14
14
6
6
12
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
9
0.2
S
10
0.1
W
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
2
4
2
8
4
7
7
7
12
12
5
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.2
WNW
3
0.3
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.3
W
3
Energy kJ
6
7
4
1
1
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
56
21
21
0
59
54
0
0
0
0
0
71
0
0
0
21
21
0
63
82
82
49
49
21
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
1
1
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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