Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 12PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1077 | 904 | 711 | 742 | 534 | 419 | 451 | 394 | 394 | 455 | 471 | 463 | 455 | 380 | 380 | 363 | 308 | 291 | 284 | 265 | 519 | 585 | 452 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:36PM1.42m | 2:44AM1.41m | 3:04PM1.52m | 3:14AM1.47m | 3:32PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:27AM0.21m | 8:46PM0.24m | 8:54AM0.14m | 9:15PM0.16m | 9:21AM0.09m | 9:44PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1077 | 904 | 711 | 742 | 534 | 419 | 451 | 394 | 394 | 455 | 471 | 463 | 455 | 380 | 380 | 363 | 308 | 291 | 238 | 233 | 519 | 585 | 452 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 235 | 258 | 251 | 146 | 338 | 345 | 291 | 328 | 322 | 269 | 256 | 247 | 186 | 183 | 140 | 135 | 170 | 133 | 133 | 265 | 174 | 167 | 130 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 18 | W 18 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | — | W 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 149 | 66 | 85 | 144 | 284 | 215 | 199 | 125 | 123 | 6 | 6 | — | 26 | 53 | 69 | 126 | 176 | 277 | 284 | 121 | — | 49 | 56 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 39 | 0 | 39 | 71 | 68 | 52 | 52 |
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