Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 2AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | 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 | 808 | 724 | 671 | 573 | 600 | 589 | 600 | 589 | 796 | 796 | 734 | 837 | 667 | 646 | 448 | 414 | 902 | 1064 | 1251 |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:37PM1.13m | 7:11AM1.01m | 7:31PM1.00m | 8:49AM0.92m | 9:38PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:53AM0.53m | 1:04PM0.63m | 2:02AM0.63m | 2:58PM0.72m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | 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 | 808 | 671 | 671 | 573 | 600 | 589 | 600 | 589 | 796 | 796 | 734 | 837 | 667 | 646 | 448 | 414 | 902 | 1064 | 1251 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | — | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 14 | — | — | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 49 | 31 | 124 | 105 | 86 | 130 | 251 | — | — | 97 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | 127 | 125 | 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 6 | S 6 | S 8 |
| kJ | 653 | 724 | 466 | 371 | 256 | 191 | 227 | 266 | 401 | 373 | 295 | 161 | — | — | — | 125 | 91 | 158 | 249 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 435 | 114 | 52 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 65 | 71 | 52 | 52 |
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