Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 1AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 770 | 770 | 780 | 866 | 911 | 1082 | 1215 | 1099 | 957 | 814 | 673 | 571 | 499 | 397 | 327 | 272 | 540 | 586 | 265 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:07AM1.30m | 1:17PM1.47m | 1:42AM1.41m | 1:51PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06PM0.28m | 7:09AM0.29m | 7:38PM0.15m | 7:43AM0.20m | 8:11PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 770 | 770 | 780 | 866 | 911 | 1082 | 1215 | 1099 | 957 | 814 | 673 | 571 | 499 | 397 | 327 | 272 | 21 | 33 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 284 | 284 | 231 | 181 | 138 | 100 | 96 | 92 | 65 | 60 | 58 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 59 | 35 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 20 | — | SSW 14 | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 15 | W 19 | W 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | — | 71 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 42 | 42 | 21 | 36 | 59 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 13 | 540 | 586 | 265 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 71 | 72 | 52 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 50 | 59 | 91 | 435 | 86 | 108 |
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