
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 5AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the E by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 | 2213 | 1862 | 1336 | 999 | 1569 | 1517 | 993 | 653 | 542 | 509 | 480 | 585 | 598 | 652 | 822 | 1584 | 2207 | 2322 | 2457 | 2066 | 1591 | 1467 | 1491 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:58AM1.09m | 8:32PM1.15m | 9:47AM1.04m | 10:28PM1.12m | 11:37AM1.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38AM0.41m | 1:56PM0.53m | 3:13AM0.50m | 3:58PM0.58m | 5:13AM0.47m | 5:54PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | S 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 23 | WSW 22 | S 10 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
246 | 196 | 145 | 140 | 95 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 65 | 73 | 69 | 480 | 39 | 39 | 365 | 822 | 587 | 2207 | 2322 | 2457 | 2066 | 1591 | 1467 | 1491 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 26 | WSW 25 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 21 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | SSE 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 35 | 14 | 69 | 58 | 14 | 61 | 38 | 24 | 1584 | 380 | 276 | 160 | 133 | 15 | 3 | 113 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | — | — | W 27 | SW 13 | SW 10 | SW 12 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | 14 | 7 | 25 | 39 | 19 | 77 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | — |
2004 | 2213 | 1862 | 1336 | 999 | 1569 | 1517 | 993 | 653 | 542 | 509 | — | 585 | 598 | 652 | 652 | 705 | — | — | — | — | 102 | 102 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1218 | 1218 | 1231 | 1380 | 1976 | 114 | 59 | 59 | 52 | 59 | 52 | 59 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 21 | 0 |
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