Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 3AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 669 | 825 | 779 | 612 | 537 | 988 | 1407 | 1801 | 3074 | 2911 | 2803 | 2390 | 2148 | 1863 | 1580 | 1403 | 1135 | 933 | 846 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 3:25PM1.70m | 3:44AM1.56m | 3:58PM1.69m | 4:17AM1.52m | 4:29PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:42PM-0.02m | 9:48AM0.03m | 10:14PM0.01m | 10:19AM0.08m | 10:45PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 605 | 491 | 475 | 324 | 513 | 988 | 1407 | 1801 | 3074 | 2911 | 2803 | 2390 | 2148 | 1863 | 1580 | 1403 | 1135 | 933 | 846 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 18 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | 74 | 130 | 167 | 307 | 247 | 380 | 413 | — | 482 | 351 | 224 | 201 | 117 | 95 | 97 | 71 | 69 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 128 | 346 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 |
| kJ | 669 | 825 | 779 | 612 | 537 | 419 | 397 | 481 | 641 | 574 | 398 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 435 | 52 | 52 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 377 | 377 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 59 | 21 |
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