Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 8PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1581 | 2220 | 2238 | 2221 | 2031 | 1857 | 1575 | 1341 | 1319 | 1209 | 1144 | 1048 | 1031 | 759 | 872 | 1058 | 949 | 972 | 884 | 2518 | 8245 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:16AM1.08m | 8:37PM1.20m | 9:23AM1.00m | 9:44PM1.11m | 10:48AM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09PM0.51m | 3:15AM0.50m | 3:15PM0.60m | 4:34AM0.54m | 4:49PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 1581 | 2220 | 2238 | 2221 | 2031 | 1857 | 1575 | 1341 | 1319 | 1209 | 1144 | 1048 | 1031 | 759 | 872 | 1058 | 949 | 972 | 884 | 1152 | 8245 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 18 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 39 | 25 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 82 | 113 | 71 | 293 | 152 | 306 | 151 | 196 | 246 | 2518 | 135 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | SW 20 | WSW 13 | — |
| kJ | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | 464 | 195 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 68 | 59 | 54 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 21 | 0 | 59 |
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