Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (08 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 5AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Nov) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wed 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 9 | S 5 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2805 | 2001 | 1622 | 1365 | 1166 | 1014 | 1027 | 686 | 452 | 407 | 254 | 220 | 177 | 147 | 102 | 251 | 121 | 107 | 201 | 317 | 365 | 380 | 368 | 337 | 319 | 292 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:25AM1.42m | 2:29PM1.52m | 2:56AM1.44m | 3:01PM1.50m | 3:27AM1.43m | 3:33PM1.46m | 3:58AM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:26AM0.22m | 8:49PM0.09m | 8:59AM0.21m | 9:19PM0.10m | 9:30AM0.23m | 9:49PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | 7:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | W 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 2805 | 2001 | 1622 | 1365 | 1166 | 1014 | 2 | 686 | 452 | 407 | 254 | 220 | 177 | 147 | 102 | 98 | 61 | 107 | 201 | 317 | 365 | 380 | 368 | 337 | 319 | 292 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 22 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 10 | S 9 | SW 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 9 | 273 | 187 | 164 | 158 | 125 | 94 | 92 | 45 | 84 | 60 | 40 | 48 | 23 | 22 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 136 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | WSW 18 | S 9 | SW 10 | S 9 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 31 | 40 | 35 | 25 | 13 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 41 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 11 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 1027 | 51 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 14 | 31 | 251 | 121 | 71 | 64 | 43 | 32 | 21 | 20 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 91 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 92 | 59 | 50 | 50 | 21 | 50 | 50 | 59 | 91 | 91 | 52 | 52 | 49 | 39 |
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