Yzerfontein Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.33° S 18.16° E

Yzerfontein 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Yzerfontein sea temperature is
12.9° C
2.6° 

Yzerfontein surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 3AM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (21 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (21 Aug)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
!
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
13
1.6
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2715
1922
1866
1742
1499
1356
1112
1027
935
860
844
359
345
286
327
384
430
606
963
Wind (km/h)
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
NE
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:33PM1.04m
9:49AM0.92m
10:25PM0.98m
11:53AM0.96m
Low Tide
3:19AM0.62m
3:54PM0.70m
5:32AM0.61m
6:08PM0.66m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:21
6:22
6:22
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
12
11
11
15
17
14
14
13
13
13
13
15
16
15
16
15
Feels °C
9
9
10
9
8
9
13
14
11
12
10
11
12
13
14
14
13
15
14
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