Yzerfontein surf break

Yzerfontein surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 04 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
14.5° C
(Which is 2.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today?

The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 1AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (05 May)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (05 May)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
3
4
!
3
2
2
0
2
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
11
2.4
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.3
S
11
2.1
S
11
2
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.3
S
10
2
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1514
1310
1379
1379
1379
1379
1245
1635
1382
1868
1983
1751
1270
1029
873
970
1085
958
621
492
430
184
212
316
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
WSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
15
S
35
S
30
SSE
35
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
S
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
4:44PM1.33m
4:50AM1.32m
5:18PM1.26m
5:24AM1.24m
5:57PM1.19m
6:03AM1.15m
Low Tide
10:45PM0.34m
11:04AM0.28m
11:18PM0.41m
11:38AM0.36m
11:57PM0.49m
12:18PM0.44m
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:22
7:24
7:24
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6:05
6:04
6:02
6:01
1
2
1
Temp °C
17
16
15
14
14
13
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
17
18
17
16
15
15
15
14
16
18
14
14
13
13
13
11
13
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
11
12
11
11
10
11
11
11
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
11
2.4
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.3
S
11
2.1
S
11
1.2
WSW
11
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
SW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
S
8
1.3
S
8
0.9
WSW
14
Energy kJ
1514
1310
1379
1379
1379
1379
1245
1635
1382
1868
1983
1751
1270
1029
366
431
332
257
357
295
261
91
212
316
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.4
SW
18
2.1
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
10
Energy kJ
150
147
137
128
126
126
91
81
1144
759
660
583
512
431
372
161
128
94
31
69
102
184
188
36
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
21
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.2
WSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
WSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.1
NW
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
20
0.1
SW
18
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
22
0.6
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
20
Energy kJ
9
16
15
37
32
80
80
149
264
208
242
314
7
3
7
13
3
3
9
152
123
78
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.3
S
10
2
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.2
S
7
1.1
S
8
Energy kJ
873
970
1085
958
621
492
430
123
157
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
71
71
71
56
21
0
21
72
59
0
54
54
59
52
1037
71
908
116
52
59
52
50
50
63
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
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