Yzerfontein Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.33° S 18.16° E

Yzerfontein 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Yzerfontein sea temperature is
14.3° C
1.1° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 7AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (21 Jul)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (21 Jul)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
0
2
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
2
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
11
2
SW
11
2.2
SW
11
3.5
SW
19
4
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
306
631
685
1581
2220
2238
2221
2031
1857
1670
1341
1319
1209
1125
1048
954
1048
808
1092
866
901
1151
7177
9308
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
NE
5
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
0
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
8:16AM1.08m
8:37PM1.20m
9:23AM1.00m
9:44PM1.11m
10:48AM0.98m
Low Tide
2:14AM0.43m
2:09PM0.51m
3:15AM0.50m
3:15PM0.60m
4:34AM0.54m
4:49PM0.64m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:46
7:45
7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
11
13
14
13
13
13
12
12
11
13
14
14
13
12
11
11
11
12
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
10
10
9
12
12
10
11
11
10
11
10
12
12
12
11
10
9
8
7
7
10
11
12
15
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