Yzerfontein Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.33° S 18.16° E

Yzerfontein 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Yzerfontein sea temperature is
13.0° C
2.4° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 9AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (16 Jul)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (16 Jul)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
5
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4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.6
SW
10
1.5
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2948
3281
3468
3420
2967
2605
2381
1942
1671
1363
1131
1169
1070
898
787
716
647
484
425
377
341
334
357
345
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
4:12PM1.62m
4:28AM1.54m
4:55PM1.63m
5:12AM1.48m
5:37PM1.60m
5:55AM1.39m
Low Tide
10:25PM0.07m
10:40AM0.01m
11:10PM0.09m
11:20AM0.07m
11:55PM0.15m
12:00PM0.16m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
7:47
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5:57
5:58
5:58
5:59
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
15
14
14
13
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
Feels °C
14
14
15
13
14
11
14
12
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
16
14
15
14
14
15
15
16
16
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