Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 4PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1403 | 1269 | 1112 | 821 | 935 | 860 | 915 | 404 | 345 | 286 | 327 | 378 | 430 | 617 | 868 | 549 | 1648 | 1575 | 1674 | 1581 | 1547 | 964 | 933 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:49AM0.92m | 10:25PM0.98m | 11:53AM0.96m | 00:05AM1.04m | 12:57PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:19AM0.62m | 3:54PM0.70m | 5:32AM0.61m | 6:08PM0.66m | 6:45AM0.52m | 7:07PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 1403 | 1269 | 1112 | 821 | 935 | 860 | 366 | 404 | 345 | 286 | 327 | 378 | 430 | 617 | 868 | 549 | 1648 | 1575 | 1674 | 1581 | 1547 | 964 | 933 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | SSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 334 | — | 389 | 286 | 242 | 214 | 173 | 121 | 51 | 196 | 389 | 130 | 164 | 234 | 47 | — | — | 297 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | W 18 | WSW 17 | — | — | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | 116 | 116 | — | 6 | 28 | — | — | 501 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 11 | S 6 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | — |
| kJ | — | 56 | 71 | 62 | 572 | 66 | 915 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 236 | 346 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 68 | 49 | 68 | 52 | 39 | 0 | 49 | 82 | 72 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 59 | 39 | 50 |
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