
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 5PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
437 | 326 | 324 | 442 | 427 | 338 | 332 | 293 | 287 | 249 | 216 | 184 | 151 | 120 | 100 | 107 | 322 | 860 | 1016 | 1004 | 1011 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:01PM1.21m | 1:11AM1.22m | 1:31PM1.35m | 1:43AM1.33m | 2:00PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:17PM0.43m | 7:23AM0.33m | 7:46PM0.30m | 7:51AM0.23m | 8:15PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
437 | 326 | 324 | 442 | 427 | 338 | 332 | 293 | 287 | 249 | 216 | 184 | 76 | 120 | 99 | 80 | 322 | 860 | 1016 | 1004 | 1011 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | SW 14 | S 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 11 | S 6 | S 6 |
123 | 130 | 110 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 151 | 102 | 100 | 100 | 61 | 44 | 84 | 30 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | WSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 10 | SW 12 | — | — | — |
13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 18 | 30 | 107 | 102 | 137 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — |
— | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 82 | 21 | 0 | 39 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 52 | 49 | 21 |
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