Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 1PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1326 | 1037 | 865 | 753 | 574 | 565 | 457 | 555 | 655 | 866 | 1594 | 2088 | 1652 | 1633 | 1607 | 1182 | 2078 | 1915 | 1885 | 1883 | 1883 | 1764 | 2381 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:05PM1.12m | 6:43AM1.06m | 6:56PM1.01m | 8:05AM0.98m | 8:37PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:55AM0.50m | 00:19AM0.49m | 12:42PM0.61m | 1:18AM0.59m | 2:17PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | |  | | |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1326 | 1037 | 865 | 753 | 498 | 498 | 426 | 555 | 655 | 866 | 1594 | 2088 | 1652 | 1633 | 1607 | 1182 | 2078 | 1915 | 1885 | 1883 | 1883 | 1764 | 2381 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 596 | 632 | 610 | 526 | 574 | 565 | 457 | 386 | 282 | 233 | 228 | 125 | 71 | — | — | 774 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 341 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | 123 | 151 | 138 | 171 | 259 | 307 | 267 | 225 | 265 | 83 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 21 | 72 | 82 | 82 | 49 | 21 | 49 | 49 | 91 | 54 | 91 | 454 | 68 | 59 | 108 | 68 | 124 | 108 | 129 | 323 | 91 | 65 |
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