
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (01 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 12AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
361 | 293 | 283 | 283 | 217 | 597 | 589 | 540 | 494 | 486 | 418 | 479 | 486 | 486 | 486 | 527 | 494 | 367 | 421 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:33PM1.52m | 4:41AM1.42m | 5:03PM1.53m | 5:14AM1.39m | 5:34PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42PM0.20m | 10:46AM0.13m | 11:13PM0.19m | 11:16AM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
361 | 293 | 283 | 283 | 217 | 597 | 589 | 540 | 494 | 486 | 418 | 479 | 486 | 486 | 486 | 527 | 494 | 367 | 421 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SW 16 | N 10 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
60 | 69 | 146 | 217 | 193 | 183 | — | — | — | 25 | 38 | 2 | — | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 178 | 174 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 9 | W 18 |
— | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 72 | 59 | 0 | 0 |
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