Yzerfontein 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.33° S 18.16° E

Issued: 7 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Yzerfontein sea temperature is

14.7°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 (30 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 12PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Afternoon (30 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Evening (30 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon).
	Friday 30							Saturday 31								Sunday 1
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	0	0	1	2	1	1	3	1	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 14	SW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	WSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	367	722	605	698	698	757	784	784	741	716	718	705	614	430	880	1329	1590	2110	1338	1338	1144	1028	822
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide						6:01PM1.34m				6:41AM1.27m				7:07PM1.19m				7:59AM1.19m					8:38PM1.10m
Low Tide				11:48AM0.30m				00:19AM0.28m				12:53PM0.42m				1:27AM0.41m					2:24PM0.50m


	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:14	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	18	22	21	20	17	17	17	16	17	19	19	17	16	16	15	15	16	17	18	18	16	16
Feels °C	15	15	19	16	14	12	14	15	14	16	17	15	12	13	13	12	12	13	12	12	11	10	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 14	SW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	WSW 12
kJ	355	722	605	698	698	757	784	784	741	716	718	705	614	430	880	1329	1590	2110	1338	1338	1144	1028	822
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	W 12	WSW 15	NW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	—	WSW 16	SW 14	SW 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11
kJ	367	3	150	6	149	137	93	81	81	57	—	26	153	352	333	72	46	72	46	46	21	21	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	NW 12	W 12	—	—	—	W 11	W 11	W 11	—	—	—	—	SSW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	3	6	3	—	—	—	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	67	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 5	S 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 5	S 5	SSW 5	S 6	S 6	S 6
kJ	171	221	196	270	314	235	171	123	117	83	95	106	154	159	135	113	94	52	66	94	190	270	275
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Captains Cape Town	Beach Road Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Captains Cape Town	Captains Cape Town	Yzerfontein West Coast	Stompneus West Coast	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	1	1	3	2	3	3	3	2	1	1	2	3	3	4	4	3	2	3	4	2
Distance (km)	50	52	71	377	377	175	108	50	50	0	72	377	377	323	91	91	59	86	129	377	362	149	116
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast	Farmer Burgers	Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay	Heaven					Heaven	Doring Bay	Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay	Stompneus
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3					3	3	3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Santos Reef Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kamer Van Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Dolphin Point Overberg	Outer Pool Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	2	2	4	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	8	7	6	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5

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