Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 1PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 254 | 250 | 317 | 285 | 270 | 313 | 558 | 415 | 375 | 218 | 163 | 128 | 128 | 100 | 98 | 147 | 140 | 108 | 104 | 184 | 470 | 834 | 2450 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:03PM1.68m | 3:31AM1.56m | 3:41PM1.66m | 4:11AM1.53m | 4:23PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:54AM0.08m | 9:21PM-0.05m | 9:32AM0.08m | 10:00PM-0.03m | 10:12AM0.11m | 10:41PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 254 | 250 | 317 | 285 | 270 | 313 | 558 | 415 | 375 | 218 | 163 | 128 | 128 | 100 | 98 | 147 | 140 | 108 | 104 | 156 | 392 | 679 | 2450 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 6 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 18 | SW 17 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 9 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 44 | 22 | 58 | 95 | 65 | 82 | 67 | 60 | 57 | 40 | 40 | 470 | 834 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 12 | NW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SW 14 | SW 9 | W 15 | SW 12 | SW 9 | W 15 | — | W 21 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 9 | NW 13 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 23 | 29 | 31 | 4 | 89 | 50 | 4 | — | 9 | 40 | 184 | 26 | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | S 6 | S 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 239 | 198 | 135 | 100 | 83 | 66 | — | — | — | — | 44 | 40 | 92 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 43 | 83 | 109 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 91 | 1175 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 52 | 50 | 21 | 0 | 72 | 129 | 91 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 65 | 91 | 149 | 54 |
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