Yzerfontein surf break

Yzerfontein surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm 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
14.4° C
(Which is 2.9°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today?

The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 8PM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

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 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
!
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
0
0
2
1
0
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
10
2.4
WSW
10
2.3
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1832
1808
1374
1197
961
778
663
596
773
1072
1704
1835
1941
1821
1844
1673
1673
1872
1042
1130
1471
1471
1379
1355
Wind (km/h)
35
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
N
25
N
25
NW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
W
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:42PM1.42m
3:47AM1.45m
4:12PM1.38m
4:18AM1.40m
4:44PM1.33m
4:50AM1.32m
Low Tide
9:35AM0.12m
9:44PM0.24m
10:03AM0.16m
10:14PM0.28m
10:33AM0.21m
10:45PM0.34m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
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7:22
7:22
7:22
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6:06
6:05
6:05
6:04
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
17
16
17
17
16
16
19
20
19
18
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
14
14
8
10
13
14
16
16
15
15
17
17
17
16
13
13
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
10
2.4
WSW
10
2.3
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
Energy kJ
1832
1808
1374
1197
961
778
663
596
510
1072
1704
1835
1941
1821
1844
1673
1673
1872
1042
1130
1471
1471
1379
1355
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
Energy kJ
37
72
198
156
153
141
295
589
773
290
73
51
79
105
99
176
162
152
164
147
135
128
126
126
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
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
0.7
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.1
W
21
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
19
Energy kJ
17
71
127
124
261
380
138
135
102
106
22
42
31
31
31
9
16
15
37
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNW
5
1.4
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
4
Energy kJ
52
110
22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
3
4
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
318
323
95
21
0
0
21
21
62
82
91
95
114
82
93
72
93
72
71
71
21
39
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
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