Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 5PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 769 | 725 | 665 | 612 | 576 | 576 | 532 | 471 | 1434 | 1624 | 1797 | 1977 | 2381 | 2795 | 3216 | 4401 | 4443 | 4183 | 3785 | 3122 | 2707 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:26PM1.47m | 4:49AM1.36m | 4:56PM1.36m | 5:20AM1.26m | 5:28PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:20AM0.21m | 10:41PM0.17m | 10:50AM0.29m | 11:10PM0.27m | 11:20AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 769 | 725 | 665 | 612 | 576 | 576 | 532 | 471 | 1434 | 1624 | 1797 | 1977 | 2381 | 2795 | 3216 | 4401 | 4443 | 4183 | 3785 | 3122 | 2707 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | 189 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 304 | 180 | 280 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 187 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 72 | 71 | 52 | 50 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 82 | 72 | 62 | 21 | 21 | 62 | 112 | 91 | 697 | 72 | 62 | 21 |
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