Yzerfontein 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.33° S 18.16° E

Issued: 1 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Yzerfontein sea temperature is

13.7°C

Yzerfontein surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 6PM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	19s
Evening (28 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, strong winds from the S by Fri afternoon).
	Wed 28					Thursday 29								Friday 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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	2	2	3	4	3	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	0	1	1	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	WSW 19	WSW 18	SW 17	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	102	251	559	805	2419	2207	2381	2002	2222	1945	1622	1622	1269	878	782	722	605	776	698	744	770
Wind (km/h)	S	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	S	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide			4:23PM1.59m				4:54AM1.46m					5:08PM1.48m				5:42AM1.37m				6:01PM1.34m
Low Tide	10:12AM0.11m				10:41PM0.05m				10:57AM0.19m					11:26PM0.16m				11:48AM0.30m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	22	19	17	17	16	16	18	20	21	21	17	17	16	17	18	21	22	20	18	18
Feels °C	15	16	13	13	15	14	14	16	17	17	16	12	14	13	15	15	17	16	13	13	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 10	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 12
kJ	102	124	321	630	2419	2207	2381	2002	2222	1945	1622	1622	1269	878	782	722	605	776	698	744	770
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	WSW 19	WSW 18	SW 17	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	—	—	NW 12	NW 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	WSW 15	SW 12	—	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	41	251	559	805	7	7	7	7	—	—	6	6	3	3	3	3	150	152	—	96	93
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 20	W 9	WSW 9	NW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	W 12	NW 12	—	—	W 11
kJ	41	40	26	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	6	6	3	6	—	—	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 3	S 4	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6
kJ	5	13	61	90	51	47	52	45	52	78	99	203	207	181	96	160	251	177	220	193	185
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Dumps Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Captains Cape Town	Haakgat Cape Town	Haakgat Cape Town	Yzerfontein West Coast	Haakgat Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Milnerton Cape Town	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Captains Cape Town	Captains Cape Town	Captains Cape Town	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Captains Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	1	1	1	2	4
Distance (km)	69	91	435	50	54	54	0	54	71	65	413	377	50	50	50	114	377	377	377	149	50
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast	Heaven				Heaven	The Point (Elands Bay)	The Point (Elands Bay)	Doring Bay	Heaven					Strandfontein	Strandfontein	The Point (Elands Bay)
Rating (10 max)	1				4	4	4	4	4					4	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Santos Reef Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Captains Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	4
Header Global	Anael France	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Tahai Chile	Tahai Chile	Tahai Chile	Afife Portugal	Blackfellows Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Tahai Chile	Lebu Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Barrancon Chile	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	6	6	6	4	5	4	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	8	6

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