
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 9PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | S 6 | SW 12 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
220 | 212 | 144 | 142 | 140 | 135 | 73 | 77 | 184 | 830 | 1144 | 799 | 368 | 500 | 356 | 346 | 404 | 469 | 523 | 489 | 338 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:03PM1.37m | 6:39AM1.21m | 7:03PM1.21m | 7:57AM1.10m | 8:38PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:47AM0.29m | 00:23AM0.30m | 12:42PM0.43m | 1:29AM0.44m | 2:09PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 |
220 | 212 | 144 | 142 | 140 | 135 | 42 | 44 | 47 | 830 | 1144 | 799 | 353 | 500 | 356 | 234 | 309 | 366 | 478 | 489 | 338 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 10 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 32 | 73 | 77 | 184 | — | — | 194 | 368 | 128 | 212 | 282 | 158 | 121 | — | 216 | 164 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 15 | S 11 | NW 5 | SE 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 |
— | — | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 46 | 43 | 30 | — | — | — | 136 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
28 | 51 | 31 | — | 21 | 13 | — | — | — | 1 | 24 | 63 | 131 | 201 | 308 | 346 | 404 | 469 | 523 | 373 | 210 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 324 | 72 | 72 | 82 | 49 | 21 | 0 | 59 | 72 | 86 | 86 | 124 | 175 | 175 | 149 | 114 | 377 | 377 | 52 | 50 |
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