Yzerfontein Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.33° S 18.16° E

Yzerfontein 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Yzerfontein sea temperature is
12.6°C
2.9° 

Yzerfontein surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 4PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (22 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (22 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
1
1
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
13
1.6
SW
11
1.9
SW
10
1.8
SW
10
2.2
SW
14
2.2
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.9
WSW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1.1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
327
436
430
595
789
694
1672
1673
1674
1648
1477
1163
933
1202
964
1141
763
639
508
303
542
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
W
10
W
5
SW
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:53AM0.96m
00:05AM1.04m
12:57PM1.07m
1:01AM1.13m
1:36PM1.19m
Low Tide
6:08PM0.66m
6:45AM0.52m
7:07PM0.55m
7:27AM0.41m
7:45PM0.44m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
6:23
 mm
Temp °C
15
16
15
15
15
13
12
12
14
15
15
15
13
13
12
12
15
17
17
14
13
Feels °C
13
13
13
15
15
12
11
10
13
11
11
11
9
10
9
9
12
12
12
10
9
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