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Yzerfontein surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
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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
15.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 3AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the SSE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | |
644 | 604 | 594 | 512 | 493 | 593 | 582 | 657 | 829 | 952 | 1047 | 1059 | 989 | 1191 | 655 | 619 | 1484 | 746 | 1087 | 1034 | 891 | 946 | 986 | 1820 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:25PM1.35m | 3:30AM1.38m | 3:59PM1.35m | 4:05AM1.35m | 4:34PM1.33m | 4:39AM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:29PM0.31m | 9:48AM0.20m | 10:03PM0.32m | 10:21AM0.23m | 10:37PM0.35m | 10:54AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | |
5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | |
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Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 15 | WSW 10 | W 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
644 | 604 | 594 | 512 | 493 | 593 | 582 | 657 | 829 | 952 | 1047 | 1059 | 989 | 1191 | 655 | 619 | 36 | 370 | 238 | 569 | 821 | 946 | 956 | 645 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | — | S 12 | SW 13 | SSW 10 | — | — | SW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 32 | 17 | 17 | 15 | — | 12 | 7 | 491 | — | — | 191 | 363 | 198 | 156 | 116 | 114 | 83 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 11 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 134 | 137 | 25 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 573 | 1484 | 746 | 1087 | 1034 | 891 | 817 | 986 | 1820 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 71 | 71 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 1091 | 454 | 149 | 114 | 52 | 52 | 112 | 114 | 114 |
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