
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 6PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
150 | 179 | 295 | 282 | 321 | 234 | 238 | 363 | 390 | 424 | 400 | 336 | 336 | 331 | 241 | 234 | 220 | 212 | 205 | 167 | 140 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:38PM1.61m | 5:04AM1.44m | 5:17PM1.51m | 5:46AM1.34m | 6:03PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26AM0.10m | 10:55PM0.06m | 11:04AM0.18m | 11:35PM0.16m | 11:47AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 28 | 24 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
136 | 113 | 295 | 282 | 321 | 234 | 238 | 363 | 390 | 424 | 400 | 336 | 336 | 331 | 241 | 234 | 220 | 212 | 205 | 167 | 140 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
150 | 179 | 68 | 47 | 146 | 106 | 76 | 67 | 42 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 11 | — | WSW 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | S 12 | — | — | W 15 | S 11 | S 11 |
123 | 107 | — | 48 | 103 | 159 | 159 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 8 | S 9 | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | — | NW 5 |
— | — | 113 | 127 | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 4 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 32 | 15 | — | 19 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 62 | 49 | 95 | 137 | 82 | 72 | 0 | 49 |
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