Yzerfontein Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.33° S 18.16° E

Yzerfontein 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Yzerfontein sea temperature is
12.8° C
2.5° 

Yzerfontein surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 5AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (05 Aug)7ft (2.2m)15s
Evening (05 Aug)8ft (2.4m)14s

Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed morning, light winds from the S by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
0
0
2
2
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.5
SW
16
2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
209
472
1082
1929
2285
2294
2061
3029
4098
4102
3843
3543
3314
3242
3214
3266
3191
3234
3751
4021
4310
4618
4555
4119
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
N
25
N
30
NNW
30
NW
30
NNW
25
N
25
N
30
N
10
S
15
SSE
10
SE
15
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:16AM1.19m
7:39PM1.32m
8:21AM1.10m
8:49PM1.23m
9:52AM1.06m
10:23PM1.20m
Low Tide
1:09AM0.31m
1:11PM0.39m
2:06AM0.38m
2:13PM0.48m
3:28AM0.44m
3:47PM0.54m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:10
6:12
 mm
1
4
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
14
15
15
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
11
11
10
10
12
15
14
13
13
Feels °C
10
8
6
8
10
11
9
8
8
11
10
11
10
7
7
7
7
7
7
10
13
11
10
10
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