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Yzerfontein surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 02 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.4° C
(Which is 2.9°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today?
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 2AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | |
1268 | 1174 | 961 | 778 | 663 | 596 | 773 | 1072 | 1704 | 1835 | 1941 | 1643 | 1995 | 1624 | 1488 | 1538 | 1491 | 1402 | 1379 | 1496 | 1496 | 1379 | 1245 | 1121 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 3:42PM1.42m | 3:47AM1.45m | 4:12PM1.38m | 4:18AM1.40m | 4:44PM1.33m | 4:50AM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:44PM0.24m | 10:03AM0.16m | 10:14PM0.28m | 10:33AM0.21m | 10:45PM0.34m | 11:04AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — |
 | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
 kJ | 1268 | 1174 | 961 | 778 | 663 | 596 | 520 | 1072 | 1704 | 1835 | 1941 | 1643 | 1995 | 1624 | 1488 | 1538 | 1491 | 1402 | 1379 | 1496 | 1496 | 1379 | 1245 | 1121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 198 | 156 | 153 | 141 | 295 | 589 | 773 | 256 | 73 | 48 | 79 | 104 | 137 | 176 | 162 | 152 | 150 | 147 | 137 | 128 | 126 | 126 | 123 | 90 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 127 | 124 | 261 | 380 | 138 | 104 | 100 | 106 | 22 | 70 | 31 | 31 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 16 | 15 | 37 | 32 | 81 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 95 | 91 | 152 | 95 | 112 | 82 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 72 | 71 | 61 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 68 | 0 |
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