Yzerfontein Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.33° S 18.16° E

Yzerfontein 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Yzerfontein sea temperature is
12.6°C
2.9° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 7PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (23 Aug)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (23 Aug)7ft (2.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
1
0
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
0.9
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1674
1581
1354
1384
933
980
1250
859
763
639
376
355
550
924
1602
1680
1850
1876
1621
1411
1487
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
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
High Tide
12:57PM1.07m
1:01AM1.13m
1:36PM1.19m
1:40AM1.24m
2:07PM1.31m
Low Tide
7:07PM0.55m
7:27AM0.41m
7:45PM0.44m
7:59AM0.30m
8:17PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:23
6:23
 mm
Temp °C
14
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
15
18
17
14
12
12
12
12
15
19
19
16
14
Feels °C
12
12
11
10
9
9
9
9
12
14
12
10
8
9
9
9
11
15
15
12
10
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