Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 4PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 9 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 284 | 265 | 519 | 585 | 452 | 461 | 499 | 577 | 724 | 1191 | 1247 | 743 | 722 | 805 | 2496 | 2407 | 2331 | 1520 | 1302 | 1125 | 980 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:32PM1.59m | 3:45AM1.50m | 4:01PM1.63m | 4:16AM1.50m | 4:31PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:21AM0.09m | 9:44PM0.10m | 9:49AM0.06m | 10:14PM0.07m | 10:18AM0.07m | 10:45PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 238 | 233 | 519 | 585 | 452 | 461 | 499 | 577 | 724 | 1191 | 1247 | 743 | 722 | 793 | 2496 | 2407 | 2331 | 1520 | 1302 | 1125 | 980 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 11 | WSW 13 | — | — | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 133 | 265 | 174 | 167 | 130 | 100 | 96 | 172 | 72 | 54 | 59 | 19 | 37 | 805 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | — | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SSE 12 | S 10 | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 284 | 119 | — | 49 | 48 | 64 | 106 | 50 | 49 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 3 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 10 | S 4 | — | SSW 5 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | S 10 | SSE 11 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | 6 | 7 | 14 | 194 | 17 | — | 69 | 640 | 655 | 655 | 8 | 11 | — | 175 | 212 | 302 | 335 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 68 | 52 | 0 | 52 | 39 | 21 | 62 | 39 | 145 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 377 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 323 | 377 | 159 | 59 |
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