Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 6AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2955 | 3521 | 4655 | 4606 | 4183 | 3666 | 3122 | 2050 | 1708 | 1326 | 1120 | 940 | 753 | 574 | 565 | 565 | 614 | 778 | 1234 | 1892 | 2254 | 1738 | 2414 | 1182 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:20AM1.26m | 5:28PM1.24m | 5:56AM1.16m | 6:05PM1.12m | 6:43AM1.06m | 6:56PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:10PM0.27m | 11:20AM0.39m | 11:41PM0.38m | 11:55AM0.50m | 00:19AM0.49m | 12:42PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 2955 | 3521 | 4655 | 4606 | 4183 | 3666 | 3122 | 2050 | 1708 | 1326 | 1120 | 940 | 588 | 566 | 498 | 452 | 614 | 778 | 1234 | 1892 | 2254 | 1738 | 2414 | 1182 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 359 | 228 | 638 | 714 | 596 | 628 | 599 | 753 | 574 | 565 | 565 | 338 | 331 | 277 | 228 | 125 | 96 | — | 621 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 144 | 109 | 191 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 102 | 129 | 183 | 435 | 82 | 91 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 49 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 54 | 71 | 491 | 631 | 59 |
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