Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 2AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 902 | 1147 | 1251 | 1387 | 1261 | 1261 | 1182 | 1094 | 918 | 835 | 668 | 573 | 488 | 443 | 436 | 371 | 353 | 320 | 283 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:38PM0.93m | 11:19AM0.96m | 11:38PM0.99m | 12:25PM1.08m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:58PM0.72m | 4:47AM0.65m | 5:47PM0.67m | 6:11AM0.55m | 6:42PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 902 | 1147 | 1251 | 1387 | 1261 | 1261 | 1182 | 1094 | 918 | 835 | 668 | 573 | 488 | 443 | 436 | 371 | 353 | 320 | 283 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 15 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 131 | 91 | 53 | 38 | — | — | — | 59 | 131 | 113 | 65 | 45 | 56 | 32 | 78 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 6 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 23 | 57 | 8 | 103 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | — | — | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | SSW 5 | — | S 5 | — |
| kJ | 53 | 106 | 131 | 175 | 97 | — | — | 63 | 55 | 105 | 123 | 175 | — | — | — | 7 | — | 21 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 50 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 65 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 |
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