Yzerfontein surf break

Yzerfontein surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 22 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 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today?

The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 5PM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)15ft (4.5m)15s
Afternoon (22 Apr)15ft (4.5m)16s
Evening (22 Apr)13ft (4.0m)16s

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 Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
4
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSW
15
4.5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2
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
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9124
8995
8912
8079
7132
5510
4581
3651
3083
2498
1783
1561
1286
965
666
539
461
361
285
230
155
128
205
171
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
0
ESE
5
WSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
SW
5
NNW
5
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross
High Tide
7:15PM1.22m
7:44AM1.15m
8:41PM1.15m
9:24AM1.07m
10:20PM1.17m
Low Tide
12:52PM0.33m
1:29AM0.46m
2:07PM0.45m
3:11AM0.53m
3:47PM0.50m
4:58AM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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7:13
7:15
7:16
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6:16
6:15
6:15
6:14
Temp °C
16
18
19
18
16
15
15
15
18
21
20
18
19
19
18
19
23
24
23
21
20
19
18
17
11
13
14
14
12
11
11
11
14
17
15
14
14
15
14
15
21
21
20
17
17
18
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSW
15
4.5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2
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
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
Energy kJ
9124
8995
8912
8079
7132
5510
4581
3651
3083
2498
1783
1561
1286
965
666
539
461
361
285
230
155
128
205
171
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
0.6
SW
12
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
10
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
2
2
52
90
27
30
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
Energy kJ
2
4
2
8
4
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
4
Energy kJ
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
7
7
8
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
112
71
71
59
59
59
56
21
21
0
59
54
0
0
0
0
0
65
49
52
49
0
21
21
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
7
7
7
8
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
9
9
8
7
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
9
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
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