Yzerfontein 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.33° S 18.16° E

Issued: 7 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Yzerfontein sea temperature is

13.8° 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 (09 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 10PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (09 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Evening (09 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 9			Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 12
	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	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	!	!	!	!	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	2576	2763	2638	2638	2638	2507	2313	2196	2088	1991	1732	1676	1548	1376	1376	1177	1158	1036	983	950	772	667	582	485
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	S	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE	S	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	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	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide			10:42PM1.29m					11:40AM1.16m				11:57PM1.34m				12:49PM1.25m				1:03AM1.42m				1:48PM1.36m
Low Tide	4:13PM0.49m					5:22AM0.34m				5:37PM0.45m				6:33AM0.26m				6:51PM0.36m				7:34AM0.16m


	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—
	5:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	12	12	12	11	11	12	15	15	14	13	12	12	12	14	17	17	16	15	15	14	14	15	18
Feels °C	10	8	9	9	8	8	8	12	12	11	10	9	9	9	12	14	14	13	12	12	11	11	13	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11
kJ	2576	2763	2638	2638	2638	2507	2313	2196	2088	1991	1732	1676	1548	1376	1376	1177	1158	1036	983	950	772	667	582	485
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SW 13	W 15	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11
kJ	—	—	—	—	340	17	37	57	80	109	141	136	129	118	116	116	175	178	175	160	152	149	146	112
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 13	W 13	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	SW 16
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	136	129	118	14	31	12	12	12	12	26	25	25	40
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 6	—	—	S 6	S 7	S 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	217	—	—	151	176	233	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Distance (km)	59	71	71	68	54	21	21	0	0	0	59	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	52	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	5	5	5	4

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