Yzerfontein surf break

Yzerfontein surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 02 May 2026 SAST
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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
14.6° C
(Which is 2.7°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today?

The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 10AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (02 May)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (02 May)7ft (2.2m)11s

Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat morning, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
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!
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1
0
3
4
3
3
3
2
0
0
2
1
0
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1959
2077
1970
1832
1626
1298
1080
943
778
663
589
773
1261
1860
1835
1941
1821
1699
1511
1538
1673
1677
1010
1355
Wind (km/h)
30
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
5
SW
5
NE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
3:17AM1.49m
3:42PM1.42m
3:47AM1.45m
4:12PM1.38m
4:18AM1.40m
4:44PM1.33m
Low Tide
9:35AM0.12m
9:44PM0.24m
10:03AM0.16m
10:14PM0.28m
10:33AM0.21m
10:45PM0.34m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:20
7:22
7:22
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6:06
6:05
6:05
4
7
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
19
20
19
18
17
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
9
8
8
10
11
13
15
16
15
15
15
17
17
16
16
14
13
16
14
13
13
13
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
12
Energy kJ
1959
2077
1970
1832
1626
1298
1080
943
778
663
573
510
1261
1860
1835
1941
1821
1699
1511
1538
1673
1677
1010
1355
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.3
WSW
19
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
W
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
Energy kJ
9
9
16
37
72
198
156
156
141
295
589
773
290
74
51
79
104
99
176
162
152
150
147
135
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
21
0.1
SW
20
0.3
S
15
0.3
WSW
19
0.4
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
16
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.1
W
21
Energy kJ
9
15
38
71
127
124
261
380
138
133
102
73
22
42
31
31
33
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
4
0.8
N
4
1.1
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
5
1
NNW
5
0.4
NNE
3
Energy kJ
25
22
50
55
44
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
3
3
4
3
1
1
2
4
4
4
Distance (km)
112
170
114
318
323
95
21
0
21
21
21
95
82
91
95
114
82
93
377
92
92
71
71
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
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