
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 5AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
529 | 588 | 399 | 416 | 445 | 464 | 652 | 1100 | 1816 | 2448 | 2713 | 2457 | 2066 | 1611 | 1467 | 1203 | 1254 | 1421 | 1271 | 1418 | 1197 | 1069 | 1053 | 1021 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:47AM1.04m | 10:28PM1.12m | 11:37AM1.12m | 00:03AM1.20m | 12:45PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:13AM0.50m | 3:58PM0.58m | 5:13AM0.47m | 5:54PM0.49m | 6:31AM0.35m | 7:01PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | S 9 | WSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 24 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
65 | 430 | 69 | 416 | 445 | 38 | 368 | 1100 | 1816 | 2448 | 2713 | 2457 | 2066 | 1611 | 1467 | 1203 | 1254 | 1421 | 1271 | 1418 | 1197 | 1069 | 1053 | 1021 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 25 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | SSE 9 | S 6 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | SSW 12 | S 12 |
32 | 73 | 69 | 68 | 57 | 62 | 38 | 24 | 19 | 434 | 325 | 230 | — | 27 | 18 | 101 | 82 | 53 | 12 | 13 | 8 | — | 461 | 359 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | — | W 27 | SW 25 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 19 |
18 | 3 | 31 | — | 14 | 99 | 38 | 39 | 24 | 25 | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
529 | 588 | 399 | — | — | 464 | 652 | 723 | 563 | — | — | — | 160 | 129 | 129 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 59 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 59 | 0 | 0 |
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