Yzerfontein 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.33° S 18.16° E

Issued: 7 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Yzerfontein sea temperature is

14.1°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (29 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 12PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	14s
Afternoon (29 Oct)	8ft (2.4m)	14s
Evening (29 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the S by Fri afternoon).
	Thursday 29							Friday 30								Saturday 31
	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	3	2	2	1	1	2	2	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	2381	1974	2222	2334	1622	1497	1269	878	437	722	605	776	665	677	784	754	741	716	718	614	614	430	880
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide						5:08PM1.48m				5:42AM1.37m				6:01PM1.34m				6:41AM1.27m				7:07PM1.19m
Low Tide			10:57AM0.19m					11:26PM0.16m				11:48AM0.30m				00:19AM0.28m				12:53PM0.42m


	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	19	20	21	22	17	17	16	18	18	22	21	20	18	17	16	16	17	20	19	18	16	16
Feels °C	14	18	17	17	18	13	14	13	16	15	18	16	14	14	15	14	14	15	18	15	14	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 13
kJ	2381	1974	2222	2334	1622	1497	1269	878	437	722	605	776	665	677	784	754	741	716	718	614	614	430	880
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 13	S 5	—	—	NW 12	NW 12	W 12	W 12	SW 12	W 12	WSW 15	NW 12	—	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	—	SSW 10	WSW 14	SW 13	W 12
kJ	7	27	—	—	6	6	3	3	367	3	150	6	—	69	93	59	59	57	—	69	129	352	333
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NW 13	—	—	—	—	—	NW 12	W 12	NW 12	W 12	—	—	—	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	WSW 16	—	—	—
kJ	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	6	3	6	3	—	—	—	2	2	2	2	2	26	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	—	S 6	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 5	SSW 10	SSW 6	SSW 6
kJ	32	—	30	45	75	166	214	162	176	160	247	279	356	270	214	146	164	127	103	99	442	237	219
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Yzerfontein West Coast	Silwerstroom West Coast	Off The Wall Cape Town	Milnerton Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Voelklip Overberg	Captains Cape Town	Captains Cape Town	Yzerfontein West Coast	Captains Cape Town	Hell West Coast	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Captains Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Captains Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	3	4
Distance (km)	0	21	68	65	435	159	50	50	0	50	71	377	377	149	50	52	50	52	377	377	377	175	175
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	Stompneus					Heaven	Strandfontein	Heaven	Hell					The Point (Elands Bay)	The Point (Elands Bay)
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4					3	3	3	4					3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Stompneus West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hell West Coast	Santos Reef Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	2	3	2	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	6	9	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4

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