Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 3AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1034 | 890 | 714 | 647 | 554 | 443 | 436 | 407 | 353 | 366 | 314 | 308 | 308 | 344 | 437 | 424 | 373 | 396 | 478 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:38PM0.99m | 12:25PM1.08m | 00:33AM1.10m | 1:01PM1.21m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:47PM0.67m | 6:11AM0.55m | 6:42PM0.55m | 6:52AM0.44m | 7:17PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1034 | 890 | 714 | 647 | 554 | 443 | 436 | 407 | 353 | 366 | 314 | 308 | 308 | 344 | 437 | 424 | 373 | 396 | 478 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | — | S 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 79 | 44 | 104 | 89 | 65 | 50 | 36 | 26 | 167 | 158 | 144 | 123 | 130 | 83 | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 78 | 104 | 19 | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 6 | — | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | 33 | 30 | 61 | 108 | — | 135 | — | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 72 | 68 | 21 | 49 |
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