Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 7PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1674 | 1581 | 1354 | 1384 | 933 | 980 | 1250 | 859 | 763 | 639 | 376 | 355 | 550 | 924 | 1602 | 1680 | 1850 | 1876 | 1621 | 1411 | 1487 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:57PM1.07m | 1:01AM1.13m | 1:36PM1.19m | 1:40AM1.24m | 2:07PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07PM0.55m | 7:27AM0.41m | 7:45PM0.44m | 7:59AM0.30m | 8:17PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1674 | 1581 | 1354 | 1384 | 933 | 980 | 1250 | 859 | 763 | 639 | 376 | 303 | 550 | 924 | 1602 | 1680 | 1850 | 1876 | 1621 | 1411 | 1487 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | SW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 16 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 177 | 31 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | 125 | 163 | 355 | 249 | 245 | 116 | 86 | 104 | — | 217 | 54 | 253 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 164 | 157 | 173 | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 3 | — | SSW 11 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | — | 366 | 46 | 43 | 62 | 75 | 80 | 114 | 203 | 275 | 263 | 215 | 209 | 258 | 297 | 453 | 507 | 340 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 59 | 59 | 54 | 50 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 52 | 175 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 39 | 21 | 59 | 491 | 435 | 52 | 52 |
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