Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 6PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 12 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 327 | 272 | 446 | 586 | 188 | 518 | 222 | 261 | 270 | 356 | 575 | 592 | 609 | 474 | 326 | 250 | 317 | 284 | 361 | 366 | 269 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:51PM1.58m | 2:17AM1.49m | 2:26PM1.65m | 2:54AM1.54m | 3:03PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11PM0.04m | 8:18AM0.13m | 8:45PM-0.03m | 8:54AM0.08m | 9:21PM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 10 | W 8 | WSW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 327 | 272 | 32 | 33 | 188 | 20 | 49 | 34 | 32 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 62 | 61 | 195 | 250 | 317 | 268 | 202 | 198 | 194 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 8 | WSW 12 | SW 19 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 34 | 34 | 59 | 35 | 32 | 49 | 14 | 49 | 47 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 35 | 58 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 15 | W 16 | WSW 13 | W 16 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 15 | WSW 14 | W 13 | SW 16 | — | — | W 12 | NW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 36 | 59 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 5 | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 37 | 3 | 10 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | S 3 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 5 | SSW 10 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 8 | 446 | 586 | 97 | 518 | 222 | 261 | 270 | 356 | 575 | 592 | 609 | 474 | 326 | 250 | 193 | 284 | 361 | 366 | 269 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 91 | 91 | 129 | 50 | 50 | 116 | 116 | 377 | 435 | 435 | 149 | 149 | 50 | 52 | 52 | 129 | 435 | 435 | 59 | 50 |
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