Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 8AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 950 | 772 | 667 | 561 | 485 | 408 | 339 | 265 | 260 | 255 | 209 | 173 | 169 | 163 | 126 | 177 | 220 | 188 | 184 | 164 | 158 | 154 | 151 | 139 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:03AM1.42m | 1:48PM1.36m | 2:02AM1.49m | 2:39PM1.47m | 2:54AM1.55m | 3:27PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34AM0.16m | 7:53PM0.26m | 8:26AM0.08m | 8:48PM0.16m | 9:14AM0.02m | 9:38PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | 950 | 772 | 667 | 561 | 485 | 408 | 339 | 265 | 260 | 255 | 209 | 173 | 169 | 163 | 126 | 115 | 220 | 188 | 184 | 164 | 158 | 154 | 151 | 139 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 160 | 152 | 149 | 146 | 112 | 108 | 98 | 96 | 94 | 69 | 68 | 65 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 177 | 88 | 88 | 34 | 61 | 155 | 84 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 12 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 40 | 37 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 49 | 65 | 29 | 27 | 43 | 22 | 33 | 24 | 56 | 51 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
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