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Yzerfontein surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 09 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.1° C
(Which is 2.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today?
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 10PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 66mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the W by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | |
802 | 680 | 590 | 590 | 581 | 642 | 866 | 2381 | 5063 | 7107 | 4034 | 6486 | 5799 | 4012 | 10810 | 15012 | 15750 | 13382 | 10584 | 8575 | 7759 | 7639 | 6830 | 4639 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 9:10PM1.10m | 9:39AM1.01m | 10:24PM1.16m | 10:56AM1.08m | 11:21PM1.27m | 11:55AM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:22PM0.54m | 3:34AM0.60m | 3:47PM0.54m | 4:54AM0.51m | 4:58PM0.48m | 5:51AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | |  |  |  | |  |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 |
— | — | — | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SW 22 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | — | WSW 13 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 802 | 680 | 590 | 590 | 581 | 563 | 809 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 3360 | 6486 | 5799 | 4012 | — | — | 17 | 19 | — | 8575 | — | 1973 | 1915 | 1567 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 57 | 54 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | — | 18 | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 255 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | NW 11 | S 8 | — | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 13 | — | — | NW 8 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 22 | 67 | 317 | 405 | 642 | 866 | 2381 | 5063 | 7107 | 4034 | — | — | 1638 | 10810 | 15012 | 15750 | 13382 | 10584 | — | 7759 | 7639 | 6830 | 4639 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 137 | 137 | 159 | 377 | 413 | 866 | 489 | 632 | 631 | 882 | 882 | 413 | 397 | 882 | 1030 | 1023 | 1053 | 454 | 379 | 92 | 91 | 82 | 92 |
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