Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 2PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.9m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed morning, light winds from the SE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 8 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3292 | 3104 | 2843 | 1848 | 1193 | 773 | 878 | 1204 | 1185 | 1148 | 960 | 961 | 808 | 808 | 594 | 573 | 600 | 589 | 589 | 600 | 796 | 796 | 734 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:01PM1.27m | 6:24AM1.13m | 6:37PM1.13m | 7:11AM1.01m | 7:31PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:48AM0.38m | 00:15AM0.40m | 12:20PM0.50m | 00:53AM0.53m | 1:04PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 3292 | 3104 | 541 | 1848 | 1193 | 581 | 878 | 1204 | 1185 | 1148 | 960 | 961 | 808 | 671 | 594 | 573 | 600 | 589 | 589 | 600 | 796 | 796 | 734 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | W 20 | — | SW 18 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 269 | 464 | 541 | 549 | 628 | 553 | 483 | 206 | 141 | 49 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | — | 7 | — | 49 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 13 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 2843 | 290 | 440 | 773 | 796 | 742 | 682 | 682 | 649 | 564 | 636 | 808 | 579 | 381 | 287 | 223 | 191 | 217 | 323 | 401 | 280 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 377 | 377 | 413 | 114 | 114 | 112 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 1016 | 114 | 52 | 52 | 21 | 21 | 39 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 50 |
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