Yzerfontein surf break

Yzerfontein surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 29 May 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Yzerfontein surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Yzerfontein sea temperature is
15.3° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (29 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 5PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (29 May)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (29 May)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Mon
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
!
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3555
3050
2719
2679
2504
2094
1922
1452
1462
913
748
672
614
683
736
723
687
663
644
655
594
553
493
485
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
S
5
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:19PM1.31m
2:22AM1.39m
2:52PM1.34m
2:56AM1.39m
3:25PM1.35m
3:30AM1.38m
Low Tide
8:11AM0.22m
8:21PM0.33m
8:44AM0.20m
8:55PM0.31m
9:16AM0.19m
9:29PM0.31m
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:47
5:47
5:46
Temp °C
15
18
18
17
16
15
15
14
16
17
17
16
16
15
16
16
18
20
18
18
17
17
17
16
11
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
14
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
17
19
17
16
16
17
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
Energy kJ
3555
3050
2719
2679
2504
2094
1922
1452
1462
913
748
672
614
683
736
723
687
663
644
655
594
553
493
485
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
5
0.8
S
6
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.1
W
12
Energy kJ
28
39
21
13
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
5
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1
S
6
0.4
S
4
Energy kJ
36
62
44
50
60
65
70
60
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
56
59
59
54
54
54
54
21
54
50
50
21
0
0
0
0
0
62
68
49
39
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Yzerfontein surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest