Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 2AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 295 | 282 | 321 | 234 | 290 | 363 | 390 | 424 | 400 | 336 | 336 | 331 | 241 | 234 | 220 | 212 | 205 | 142 | 140 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:38PM1.61m | 5:04AM1.44m | 5:17PM1.51m | 5:46AM1.34m | 6:03PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:55PM0.06m | 11:04AM0.18m | 11:35PM0.16m | 11:47AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 295 | 282 | 321 | 234 | 290 | 363 | 390 | 424 | 400 | 336 | 336 | 331 | 241 | 234 | 220 | 212 | 205 | 142 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 68 | 47 | 103 | 78 | 56 | 67 | 28 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | S 11 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | 48 | 103 | 159 | 91 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | E 3 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | — | SSE 8 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 113 | 127 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 37 | — | — | 4 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 30 | 19 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 49 | 95 | 145 | 82 | 71 | 0 | 72 |
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