Yzerfontein surf break

Yzerfontein surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 01 May 2026 SAST
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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
14.6° C
(Which is 2.7°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today?

The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 5PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Afternoon (01 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (01 May)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat morning, light winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
!
1
1
1
0
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1819
1834
1891
1934
2027
1959
2004
1853
1613
1624
1253
1100
903
778
663
589
773
1142
1772
1902
1633
1474
1699
1488
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
N
25
N
30
N
20
NW
20
W
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
3:12PM1.43m
3:17AM1.49m
3:42PM1.42m
3:47AM1.45m
4:12PM1.38m
4:18AM1.40m
Low Tide
9:06AM0.10m
9:14PM0.22m
9:35AM0.12m
9:44PM0.24m
10:03AM0.16m
10:14PM0.28m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
mod rain
rain showers
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7:20
7:22
7:22
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6:07
6:06
6:05
6:05
9
2
Temp °C
16
17
17
15
14
14
14
14
16
18
18
17
17
17
16
16
19
20
19
18
17
16
16
17
11
11
12
11
9
9
8
8
10
13
14
15
16
16
15
15
17
17
17
16
14
12
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
Energy kJ
1819
1834
1891
1934
2027
1959
2004
1853
1613
1624
1253
1100
903
778
663
573
510
1142
1772
1902
1633
1474
1699
1488
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.3
WSW
19
0.8
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
10
0.9
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
W
9
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
Energy kJ
4
4
9
9
16
37
72
158
198
156
141
371
589
773
246
73
49
115
105
99
176
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
21
0.1
SW
20
0.2
S
15
0.3
WSW
19
0.4
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
16
0.8
S
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
S
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
S
10
Energy kJ
9
15
17
71
127
124
261
380
141
141
102
98
43
70
31
33
31
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
3
0.9
NW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
5
0.4
N
5
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
4
Energy kJ
2
24
32
26
14
15
22
36
39
7
4
3
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
4
4
3
Distance (km)
318
244
244
323
129
112
112
112
129
323
91
21
21
0
0
21
49
82
91
62
95
152
91
72
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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