Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 3PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 22 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1481 | 1281 | 996 | 800 | 2417 | 1850 | 1775 | 1960 | 2119 | 1752 | 1216 | 1016 | 1380 | 1579 | 1017 | 715 | 542 | 509 | 417 | 455 | 533 | 598 | 696 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:12PM1.27m | 7:58AM1.09m | 8:32PM1.15m | 9:47AM1.04m | 10:28PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:47PM0.40m | 1:38AM0.41m | 1:56PM0.53m | 3:13AM0.50m | 3:58PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | S 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 24 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 1481 | 1281 | 996 | 800 | 656 | 669 | 411 | 246 | 196 | 145 | 143 | 97 | 68 | 66 | 68 | 65 | 73 | 69 | 417 | 39 | 38 | 217 | 696 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 9 | W 16 | WNW 13 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 27 | WSW 25 | WSW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 138 | 160 | 169 | 20 | 59 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 32 | 14 | 69 | 68 | 14 | 62 | 38 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | — | — | W 26 | SW 13 | SW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | 14 | 7 | 25 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 230 | 2417 | 1850 | 1775 | 1960 | 2119 | 1752 | 1216 | 1016 | 1380 | 1579 | 1017 | 715 | 542 | 509 | — | 455 | 533 | 598 | 668 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 1016 | 114 | 1047 | 1350 | 1231 | 1218 | 1218 | 3890 | 168 | 59 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 52 | 59 | 52 |
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