Yzerfontein surf break

Yzerfontein surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 SAST
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Yzerfontein surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Yzerfontein sea temperature is
15.0° C
(Which is 2.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today?

The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 8PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (05 May)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (05 May)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed night).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
2
1
0
2
2
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.4
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.3
SSW
11
2
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.1
S
10
2.1
S
10
1.9
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
18
1
WSW
18
1.3
WSW
17
1.4
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1245
1403
1382
1752
1783
1597
1400
1164
899
1048
855
799
588
533
455
445
386
419
373
351
402
596
1003
1068
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
25
S
30
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:18PM1.26m
5:24AM1.24m
5:57PM1.19m
6:03AM1.15m
6:45PM1.13m
6:53AM1.07m
Low Tide
11:04AM0.28m
11:18PM0.41m
11:38AM0.36m
11:57PM0.49m
12:18PM0.44m
00:46AM0.57m
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:24
7:24
7:24
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6:04
6:02
6:01
6:00
Temp °C
15
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
16
17
18
16
16
15
14
14
16
18
17
16
15
14
14
13
14
13
12
13
14
13
13
13
14
13
13
11
12
12
11
12
13
13
11
11
12
11
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.4
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.3
SSW
11
2
S
10
1.9
S
10
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
SW
13
1
WSW
13
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
8
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
17
1.4
WSW
16
Energy kJ
1245
1403
1382
1752
1783
1597
1400
1164
899
755
328
257
357
413
351
335
266
419
373
351
402
378
1003
1068
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
2
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
20
0.4
WSW
20
0.5
WSW
19
0.8
WSW
18
1
WSW
18
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
Energy kJ
91
210
942
800
648
583
422
349
307
431
128
95
31
295
261
184
188
78
151
212
373
596
144
144
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
WSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
11
0.1
W
20
0.1
SW
18
0.1
W
13
0.4
SW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.3
S
11
0.4
S
11
1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
Energy kJ
32
81
80
105
264
208
239
314
372
130
7
13
3
69
103
152
123
3
6
6
22
39
321
384
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
10
2.1
S
10
2.1
S
10
1.9
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.3
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.7
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.2
S
8
1.3
S
8
Energy kJ
1048
855
799
588
533
455
445
386
224
329
205
153
176
217
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
0
82
71
56
0
0
0
0
52
71
71
114
62
50
0
0
52
71
124
52
39
21
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
4
5
2
6
5
6
5
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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