
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 7AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 19 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
306 | 631 | 685 | 1581 | 2220 | 2238 | 2221 | 2031 | 1857 | 1670 | 1341 | 1319 | 1209 | 1125 | 1048 | 954 | 1048 | 808 | 1092 | 866 | 901 | 1151 | 7177 | 9308 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 8:16AM1.08m | 8:37PM1.20m | 9:23AM1.00m | 9:44PM1.11m | 10:48AM0.98m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14AM0.43m | 2:09PM0.51m | 3:15AM0.50m | 3:15PM0.60m | 4:34AM0.54m | 4:49PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 19 | SW 17 |
101 | 631 | 685 | 1581 | 2220 | 2238 | 2221 | 2031 | 1857 | 1670 | 1341 | 1319 | 1209 | 1125 | 1048 | 954 | 1048 | 808 | 1092 | 866 | 901 | 1151 | 7177 | 9308 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 20 | WSW 13 | — |
306 | 79 | 75 | 39 | 25 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 82 | 113 | 73 | 318 | 144 | 311 | 151 | 196 | 565 | 133 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | W 9 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | WSW 13 | — | — |
118 | 39 | 89 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | 149 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 15 | 25 | 18 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 59 | 54 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 62 | 61 | 55 | 62 | 62 |
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