Yzerfontein Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.33° S 18.16° E

Yzerfontein 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Yzerfontein sea temperature is
12.6°C
2.9° 

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


How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 6AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (23 Aug)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (23 Aug)7ft (2.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
4
3
2
1
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
10
2.2
SW
14
2.2
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
0.9
SW
14
1.1
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
694
1672
1673
1674
1581
1354
1450
933
1202
1182
859
763
711
376
346
535
924
1602
1680
1799
1850
1621
1390
1291
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:05AM1.04m
12:57PM1.07m
1:01AM1.13m
1:36PM1.19m
1:40AM1.24m
2:07PM1.31m
Low Tide
6:45AM0.52m
7:07PM0.55m
7:27AM0.41m
7:45PM0.44m
7:59AM0.30m
8:17PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:23
6:23
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
14
15
14
14
13
13
12
12
16
18
16
14
12
12
12
12
16
20
19
16
14
Feels °C
12
11
10
13
12
10
10
9
10
9
9
13
14
11
10
8
9
9
9
12
15
14
12
10
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