- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Yzerfontein Surf Forecast
/ West Coast (19 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Yzerfontein surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Yzerfontein surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Yzerfontein sea temperature is
15.5° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today?
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 1AM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | |
373 | 414 | 402 | 596 | 1003 | 1209 | 1948 | 1899 | 1735 | 1622 | 1455 | 1301 | 1265 | 1079 | 957 | 870 | 802 | 680 | 590 | 545 | 1072 | 1875 | 2301 | 3037 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 6:45PM1.13m | 6:53AM1.07m | 7:50PM1.09m | 8:07AM1.01m | 9:10PM1.10m | 9:39AM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:46AM0.57m | 1:10PM0.50m | 1:59AM0.62m | 2:22PM0.54m | 3:34AM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | |  | |  |  |  | |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — |
 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 8 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 |
 kJ | 373 | 414 | 402 | 157 | 1003 | 1209 | 1948 | 1899 | 1735 | 1622 | 1455 | 1301 | 1265 | 1079 | 957 | 870 | 802 | 680 | 590 | 545 | 572 | 458 | 10 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | — | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 151 | 212 | 373 | 408 | 378 | 384 | 159 | 129 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 69 | 49 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 57 | 54 | 12 | 14 | 14 | — | — | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 12 | WSW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 17 | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | W 11 | SSE 8 | S 8 | W 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 3 | 596 | 130 | 129 | — | 24 | — | — | 43 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 31 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 260 | 253 | 217 | — | — | — | — | — | 126 | 97 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 92 | 377 | 1072 | 1875 | 2301 | 3037 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 68 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 62 | 82 | 91 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 377 | 828 | 908 | 882 |
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Yzerfontein surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest