Yzerfontein Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.33° S 18.16° E

Yzerfontein 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Yzerfontein sea temperature is
13.3° C
2.2° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 3AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (13 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (13 Jul)3ft (0.9m)9s

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 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
10
1.1
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
9
0.8
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.6
SW
16
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.6
SW
17
1
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
408
339
279
260
214
209
173
169
163
126
177
220
188
184
167
158
154
151
139
133
243
534
976
1651
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
S
5
SE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
0
NNW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
0
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
0
S
0
NW
5
ENE
5
ENE
0
ENE
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
2:02AM1.49m
2:39PM1.47m
2:54AM1.55m
3:27PM1.56m
3:42AM1.57m
Low Tide
7:53PM0.26m
8:26AM0.08m
8:48PM0.16m
9:14AM0.02m
9:38PM0.10m
9:58AM-0.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:57
5:57
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
14
14
15
17
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
Feels °C
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
15
14
15
14
14
14
13
14
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
15
15
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