Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 5PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 439 | 375 | 332 | 326 | 249 | 209 | 472 | 1082 | 1929 | 2285 | 2294 | 2173 | 3066 | 4098 | 4102 | 3843 | 3425 | 3198 | 2891 | 2973 | 2943 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:48PM1.41m | 7:16AM1.19m | 7:39PM1.32m | 8:21AM1.10m | 8:49PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:25PM0.29m | 1:09AM0.31m | 1:11PM0.39m | 2:06AM0.38m | 2:13PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 439 | 375 | 332 | 326 | 249 | 200 | 472 | 1082 | 1929 | 2285 | 2294 | 2173 | 3066 | 4098 | 4102 | 3843 | 3425 | 3198 | 2891 | 2973 | 2943 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | 40 | 59 | 57 | 75 | 209 | 138 | 96 | 60 | 41 | 25 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 41 | 39 | 77 | 73 | 94 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | W 6 | NNW 4 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 14 | 24 | 40 | 66 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 63 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 62 | 137 | 362 | 277 | 95 | 95 | 91 | 62 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 68 | 65 |
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