Yzerfontein Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.33° S 18.16° E

Yzerfontein 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Yzerfontein sea temperature is
14.3°C
1.4° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 6AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (26 Sep)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (26 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, strong winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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)
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
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2
2
3
2
3
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
12
1.1
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
3
S
8
3
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.3
S
8
2.1
S
8
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
1.6
S
8
1.9
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
551
653
964
1983
1941
1862
1736
1491
1349
1204
929
971
826
1093
1169
973
703
533
395
395
335
314
338
497
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
40
S
40
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:46AM1.50m
2:58PM1.65m
3:18AM1.55m
3:29PM1.68m
3:51AM1.55m
4:02PM1.67m
Low Tide
8:49AM0.09m
9:14PM0.01m
9:19AM0.06m
9:45PM-0.02m
9:52AM0.06m
10:19PM-0.01m
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clear
clear
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6:28
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Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
15
14
14
13
15
17
15
13
13
11
11
11
19
22
23
21
18
Feels °C
16
17
17
16
16
15
13
10
9
8
6
8
10
7
5
7
6
6
6
15
17
18
16
13
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