Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 10AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1207 | 1049 | 857 | 830 | 692 | 893 | 1034 | 824 | 715 | 612 | 988 | 1407 | 1801 | 3074 | 2756 | 2803 | 2238 | 2148 | 1863 | 1945 | 1633 | 1135 | 933 | 767 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:10AM1.56m | 3:25PM1.70m | 3:44AM1.56m | 3:58PM1.69m | 4:17AM1.52m | 4:29PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:15AM0.02m | 9:42PM-0.02m | 9:48AM0.03m | 10:14PM0.01m | 10:19AM0.08m | 10:45PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | S 9 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1207 | 1049 | 843 | 830 | 692 | 605 | 491 | 475 | 324 | 239 | 988 | 595 | 1801 | 3074 | 2756 | 2803 | 2238 | 2148 | 1863 | 1945 | 1633 | 1135 | 933 | 767 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 12 | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | SW 14 | SW 19 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 857 | — | — | — | 75 | 130 | 167 | 346 | — | 1407 | 353 | — | 537 | 343 | 299 | 173 | 137 | 186 | 181 | 94 | 124 | 70 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 |
| kJ | 166 | 284 | 481 | 484 | 573 | 893 | 1034 | 824 | 715 | 612 | 594 | 625 | 595 | 702 | 560 | 424 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 52 | 52 | 59 | 435 | 435 | 378 | 52 | 50 | 39 | 52 | 52 | 59 | 65 | 59 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 39 | 56 |
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