Yzerfontein Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.33° S 18.16° E

Yzerfontein 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Yzerfontein sea temperature is
14.6°C
1.1° 

Yzerfontein surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 6AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (24 Sep)5ft (1.5m)15s
Evening (24 Sep)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
10
1
S
7
0.5
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.1
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
145
103
133
322
860
1109
1121
1099
1129
888
850
747
734
722
604
542
551
653
964
1983
1850
1728
1604
1491
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NW
5
N
5
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
SW
5
SE
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
N
10
ENE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
15
SE
20
S
30
S
Wind State
cross
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
1:43AM1.33m
2:00PM1.47m
2:14AM1.43m
2:28PM1.58m
2:46AM1.50m
2:58PM1.65m
Low Tide
7:51AM0.23m
8:15PM0.18m
8:20AM0.15m
8:44PM0.08m
8:49AM0.09m
9:14PM0.01m
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light rain
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part cloud
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6:35
6:33
6:31
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6:44
6:45
6:45
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1
1
3
2
1
2
Temp °C
16
15
15
19
19
16
16
16
15
15
15
23
18
21
21
21
19
19
17
18
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
16
15
16
20
19
15
16
16
16
15
16
23
18
21
22
21
19
19
16
19
17
15
14
11
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