Yzerfontein Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.33° S 18.16° E

Yzerfontein 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Yzerfontein sea temperature is
11.8°C
3.7° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 3PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (02 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (02 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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)
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3
3
4
3
4
4
1
0
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1
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2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3688
3398
3003
2880
2681
2422
2207
1945
1481
1281
1099
800
1809
2170
1809
1850
2130
1822
1476
1138
1473
1483
957
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
0
SSE
10
N
10
NE
5
ESE
30
S
50
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
35
SE
30
SSE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:19PM1.41m
6:50AM1.20m
7:12PM1.27m
7:58AM1.09m
8:32PM1.15m
Low Tide
12:00PM0.28m
00:39AM0.29m
12:47PM0.40m
1:38AM0.41m
1:56PM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:30
6:30
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
12
15
15
15
14
13
13
11
12
15
15
16
15
14
14
13
12
16
18
18
15
13
Feels °C
10
10
13
11
12
12
12
13
9
11
14
10
6
7
5
6
6
6
8
9
10
8
6
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