Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 3PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 946 | 784 | 784 | 721 | 669 | 591 | 609 | 609 | 480 | 444 | 416 | 409 | 361 | 293 | 250 | 283 | 254 | 597 | 589 | 540 | 494 | 486 | 479 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:03PM1.49m | 4:09AM1.43m | 4:33PM1.52m | 4:41AM1.42m | 5:03PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:50AM0.13m | 10:11PM0.21m | 10:18AM0.12m | 10:42PM0.20m | 10:46AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 946 | 784 | 784 | 721 | 669 | 591 | 609 | 609 | 480 | 444 | 416 | 409 | 361 | 293 | 250 | 283 | 254 | 597 | 589 | 540 | 494 | 486 | 479 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | 22 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 60 | 69 | 146 | 217 | 193 | 5 | — | — | — | 25 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 19 | SW 18 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 |
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