Yzerfontein surf break

Yzerfontein surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 03 May 2026 SAST
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Yzerfontein surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Yzerfontein sea temperature is
14.4° C
(Which is 2.9°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today?

The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 10AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (03 May)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (03 May)7ft (2.2m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
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)
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
1
0
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
!
0
!
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
3
SSW
10
4
SSW
11
4
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
778
663
589
773
1072
1704
1835
1783
1821
1844
1624
1488
1488
1514
1310
1379
1496
1496
1355
1224
1102
1673
3385
3578
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
N
25
NNE
30
N
20
NW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
35
S
40
S
15
SSE
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:47AM1.45m
4:12PM1.38m
4:18AM1.40m
4:44PM1.33m
4:50AM1.32m
5:18PM1.26m
Low Tide
10:03AM0.16m
10:14PM0.28m
10:33AM0.21m
10:45PM0.34m
11:04AM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
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7:22
7:22
7:22
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6:05
6:05
6:04
6
5
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
19
20
20
18
17
16
16
16
17
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
14
15
15
14
16
14
14
17
18
18
16
14
12
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
12
9
8
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
12
Energy kJ
778
663
573
520
1072
1704
1835
1783
1821
1844
1624
1488
1488
1514
1310
1379
1496
1496
1355
1224
1102
901
604
573
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
W
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.4
SW
18
0.4
WSW
16
0.7
SW
16
Energy kJ
141
295
589
773
290
73
48
79
104
137
176
162
152
150
147
137
128
126
126
93
123
80
105
264
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
16
0.8
S
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
S
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
S
10
0.1
W
21
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.2
WSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.1
W
15
0.6
SW
16
Energy kJ
380
138
141
100
106
22
70
31
33
31
9
16
15
37
32
81
4
208
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
10
4
SSW
11
4
SSW
11
Energy kJ
1673
3385
3578
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
4
4
2
2
4
2
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
5
Distance (km)
0
21
21
95
91
91
95
95
159
93
91
72
92
92
71
65
21
39
21
54
72
435
378
59
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
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