Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 10AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 2.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1204 | 1266 | 1148 | 960 | 961 | 808 | 850 | 660 | 583 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 796 | 796 | 734 | 712 | 667 | 646 | 407 | 414 | 902 | 951 | 1052 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:24AM1.13m | 6:37PM1.13m | 7:11AM1.01m | 7:31PM1.00m | 8:49AM0.92m | 9:38PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:15AM0.40m | 12:20PM0.50m | 00:53AM0.53m | 1:04PM0.63m | 2:02AM0.63m | 2:58PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1204 | 1266 | 1148 | 960 | 961 | 808 | 671 | 660 | 583 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 796 | 796 | 734 | 712 | 667 | 646 | 407 | 414 | 902 | 951 | 1052 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | — | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 8 | SW 14 | — | — | S 6 |
| kJ | 206 | 141 | 49 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 49 | 31 | 124 | 127 | 125 | 133 | 251 | — | — | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | 127 | 198 | 248 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 |
| kJ | 742 | 716 | 692 | 620 | 600 | 690 | 850 | 636 | 463 | 302 | 263 | 227 | 233 | 341 | 359 | 284 | 228 | 161 | 161 | — | 135 | 109 | 158 | 206 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 895 | 435 | 114 | 52 | 49 | 39 | 39 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 68 | 50 | 21 |
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