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Yzerfontein surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
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Yzerfontein surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Yzerfontein sea temperature is
14.5° C
(Which is 2.8°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today?
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 4PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | WSW 13 | |
1793 | 1624 | 1488 | 1488 | 1514 | 1310 | 1379 | 1379 | 1496 | 1496 | 1293 | 2461 | 1554 | 1913 | 2123 | 1955 | 1549 | 1128 | 867 | 476 | 755 | 875 | 599 | 295 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:44PM1.33m | 4:50AM1.32m | 5:18PM1.26m | 5:24AM1.24m | 5:57PM1.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33AM0.21m | 10:45PM0.34m | 11:04AM0.28m | 11:18PM0.41m | 11:38AM0.36m | 11:57PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | |
— | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:01 | |
4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 10 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
1793 | 1624 | 1488 | 1488 | 1514 | 1310 | 1379 | 1379 | 1496 | 1496 | 1293 | 2461 | 1554 | 1913 | 741 | 1955 | 1549 | 431 | 359 | 338 | 328 | 257 | 357 | 295 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 18 | S 9 |
137 | 176 | 162 | 152 | 150 | 147 | 137 | 128 | 95 | 93 | 91 | 81 | 1261 | 885 | 264 | 583 | 512 | 314 | 372 | 476 | 125 | 121 | 31 | 129 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 13 | WSW 11 | W 20 | SW 18 | W 13 | SW 16 |
31 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 16 | 15 | 37 | 32 | 80 | 80 | 105 | 264 | 208 | 236 | 309 | 7 | 234 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 69 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | S 4 | SSW 11 | — | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 17 | 2123 | — | — | 1128 | 867 | 247 | 755 | 875 | 599 | 140 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 92 | 72 | 92 | 92 | 72 | 72 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 54 | 47 | 71 | 65 | 65 | 59 | 71 | 908 | 112 | 112 | 114 | 52 | 68 |
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