Yzerfontein 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.33° S 18.16° E

Issued: 7 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Yzerfontein sea temperature is

13.8° C

Yzerfontein surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 3PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Evening (09 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 9							Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 12
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	3236	3148	3152	2820	2805	2843	2713	2805	2713	2507	2313	2196	2017	1854	1732	1732	1548	1427	1240	1220	1053	1036	872	843
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	S	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE	S	SSE	SE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide			10:21AM1.11m				10:42PM1.29m					11:40AM1.16m				11:57PM1.34m				12:49PM1.25m				1:03AM1.42m
Low Tide	4:03AM0.39m				4:13PM0.49m					5:22AM0.34m				5:37PM0.45m				6:33AM0.26m				6:51PM0.36m


	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50
	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	5:54
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	12	14	13	12	12	11	11	11	12	14	15	14	13	12	12	12	13	16	16	16	15	15
Feels °C	8	7	8	10	9	8	9	8	8	8	9	11	12	11	10	9	9	10	10	14	13	13	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	3236	3148	3152	2820	2135	2103	2713	2805	2713	2507	2313	2196	2017	1854	1732	1732	1548	1427	1240	1220	1053	1036	872	843
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 13	W 15	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11
kJ	—	67	—	—	—	—	—	—	340	17	37	57	80	109	141	136	129	118	152	155	175	225	221	203
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 12	—	—	W 20	W 14	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	136	—	—	7	32	12	12	12	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	—	—	—	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 6	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	207	—	—	—	2805	2843	206	173	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	59	68	59	71	377	59	54	21	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4		5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	7	8	5	5	5	4	4	7	6	5	5

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