Yzerfontein 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.33° S 18.16° E

Issued: 7 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Yzerfontein sea temperature is

13.0° 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 (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 4PM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	16s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	16s
Evening (15 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 15							Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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)	2	3	3	4	4	!	!	!	!	!	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	SW 16	WSW 17	SW 16	WSW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	241	521	941	1467	2948	3281	3468	3420	2967	2722	2381	1942	1764	1462	1131	1013	1070	846	787	659	595	484	384	341
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NE	N	W	SSW	S	ESE	S	SE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	S	SW	S	SSW	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-on	glassy
High Tide					4:12PM1.62m				4:28AM1.54m				4:55PM1.63m					5:12AM1.48m				5:37PM1.60m
Low Tide			9:58AM-0.00m				10:25PM0.07m				10:40AM0.01m					11:10PM0.09m				11:20AM0.07m				11:55PM0.15m


	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:47
	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	5:59
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	15	16	15	15	15	14	14	13	14	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	19	19	16	16	15
Feels °C	12	12	15	15	14	14	15	13	13	11	12	14	12	12	13	13	13	13	14	18	18	15	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	SW 16	WSW 17	SW 16	WSW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10
kJ	130	521	941	1467	2948	3281	3468	3420	2967	2722	2381	1942	1764	1462	1131	1013	1070	846	787	659	595	484	384	341
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	W 9	W 9	WSW 9	W 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 13	S 13	SSW 13
kJ	241	103	133	138	76	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	14	34
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	W 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	21	46	42	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Yzerfontein West Coast	Yzerfontein West Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Kamer Van Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Eerste Steen Cape Town	Eerste Steen Cape Town	Silwerstroom West Coast	Silwerstroom West Coast	Yzerfontein West Coast	Kamer Van Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Yzerfontein West Coast	Yzerfontein West Coast	Yzerfontein West Coast	Yzerfontein West Coast	Yzerfontein West Coast	Yzerfontein West Coast	Yzerfontein West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Silwerstroom West Coast	Silwerstroom West Coast	Yzerfontein West Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	47	71	59	59	56	56	21	21	0	59	59	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	71	21	21	0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast	Jacobs Bay	Hell	Hell	Heaven	Stompneus	Hell	Hell	Hell	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	The Point (Elands Bay)	Heaven	Heaven	Doring Bay	Strandfontein	Hell	Strandfontein	Strandfontein	Doring Bay	Strandfontein	Strandfontein	Doring Bay	Stompneus
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hell West Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Hell West Coast	Hell West Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Cannibal Bay New Zealand	Catlins River Mouth New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	9	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	5	6	8	5	5	7

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