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Yzerfontein surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 08 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.5° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today?
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 9AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the NW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | |
596 | 1003 | 1209 | 1948 | 1899 | 1735 | 1622 | 1455 | 1301 | 1265 | 1079 | 957 | 814 | 802 | 680 | 553 | 590 | 1317 | 1437 | 2044 | 2823 | 3981 | 4805 | 5030 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:53AM1.07m | 7:50PM1.09m | 8:07AM1.01m | 9:10PM1.10m | 9:39AM1.01m | 10:24PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:46AM0.57m | 1:10PM0.50m | 1:59AM0.62m | 2:22PM0.54m | 3:34AM0.60m | 3:47PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | WSW 13 | SSE 11 | SW 22 | SE 11 |
 kJ | 157 | 1003 | 1209 | 1948 | 1899 | 1735 | 1622 | 1455 | 1301 | 1265 | 1079 | 957 | 814 | 802 | 680 | 553 | 590 | 501 | 501 | 11 | 572 | 12 | 18 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | S 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 408 | 378 | 384 | 159 | 129 | 22 | 20 | 95 | 69 | 49 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 57 | 55 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 17 | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | W 11 | SSE 8 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 596 | 130 | 129 | — | 24 | — | — | 20 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 2 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 6 | W 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | 97 | 129 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 37 | 150 | 408 | 1317 | 1437 | 2044 | 2823 | 3981 | 4805 | 5030 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 91 | 82 | 145 | 137 | 137 | 132 | 92 | 828 | 911 | 1042 | 1063 | 489 | 413 |
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