
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 8AM is: 2.0m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | S 10 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1816 | 2448 | 2713 | 2457 | 1938 | 1611 | 1467 | 1203 | 1254 | 1421 | 1363 | 1418 | 1197 | 1069 | 1144 | 1021 | 773 | 683 | 614 | 347 | 222 | 169 | 130 | 146 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:37AM1.12m | 00:03AM1.20m | 12:45PM1.27m | 1:05AM1.33m | 1:34PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:13AM0.47m | 5:54PM0.49m | 6:31AM0.35m | 7:01PM0.34m | 7:22AM0.22m | 7:50PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 18 | 20 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 26 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 |
481 | 2448 | 2713 | 2457 | 1938 | 1611 | 1467 | 1203 | 1254 | 1421 | 1363 | 1418 | 1197 | 1069 | 1144 | 1021 | 773 | 683 | 614 | 347 | 222 | 169 | 130 | 119 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | S 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 |
1816 | 373 | 318 | 190 | 69 | 53 | 134 | 99 | 79 | 51 | — | — | — | — | 461 | 359 | 13 | 12 | 29 | 198 | 203 | 140 | 75 | 95 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
39 | 24 | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 66 | 49 | 88 | 146 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 4 |
— | — | — | — | 153 | 125 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 122 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 59 | 0 | 0 |
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