Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 2PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 567 | 988 | 1407 | 1801 | 3074 | 2756 | 2803 | 2390 | 2148 | 1863 | 1812 | 1514 | 1233 | 933 | 846 | 744 | 591 | 512 | 437 | 367 | 355 | 309 | 263 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:58PM1.69m | 4:17AM1.52m | 4:29PM1.63m | 4:48AM1.45m | 4:59PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48AM0.03m | 10:14PM0.01m | 10:19AM0.08m | 10:45PM0.07m | 10:49AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | S 9 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 307 | 430 | 1407 | 1801 | 3074 | 2756 | 2803 | 2390 | 2148 | 1863 | 1812 | 1514 | 1233 | 933 | 846 | 744 | 591 | 512 | 437 | 367 | 355 | 309 | 263 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 8 | SSW 18 | — | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | SSE 7 | SE 7 | — |
| kJ | 346 | 988 | 235 | 413 | — | 459 | 381 | 258 | 181 | 125 | 140 | 124 | 124 | 69 | 65 | 36 | 24 | 15 | 8 | — | 4 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 176 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 567 | 441 | 380 | 499 | 583 | 473 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 16 | 44 | 86 | 159 | 215 | 174 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 52 | 52 | 377 | 377 | 59 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 52 | 68 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 62 | 95 | 137 | 244 | 277 | 145 | 152 |
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