Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 9PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 923 | 1035 | 935 | 981 | 563 | 1215 | 1365 | 1969 | 2340 | 2679 | 2917 | 3408 | 3567 | 3518 | 3540 | 3488 | 3299 | 2959 | 2682 | 2490 | 2207 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:03PM1.59m | 5:23AM1.41m | 5:38PM1.52m | 6:02AM1.32m | 6:19PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48AM0.11m | 11:18PM0.11m | 11:22AM0.18m | 11:55PM0.18m | 12:00PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 923 | 1035 | 935 | 981 | 563 | 1215 | 1365 | 1969 | 2340 | 2679 | 2917 | 3408 | 3567 | 3518 | 3540 | 3488 | 3299 | 2959 | 2682 | 2490 | 2207 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | — | SSW 14 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 129 | 394 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 153 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 48 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 59 | 65 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 82 | 91 | 68 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 65 | 91 | 65 | 54 | 54 |
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