Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 1AM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 314 | 408 | 537 | 447 | 267 | 251 | 317 | 337 | 270 | 265 | 249 | 245 | 256 | 328 | 131 | 128 | 100 | 100 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:26PM1.65m | 2:54AM1.54m | 3:03PM1.68m | 3:31AM1.56m | 3:41PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45PM-0.03m | 8:54AM0.08m | 9:21PM-0.05m | 9:32AM0.08m | 10:00PM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 41 | 40 | 88 | 86 | 254 | 250 | 317 | 337 | 270 | 265 | 249 | 245 | 256 | 328 | 131 | 128 | 100 | 100 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | S 5 | SW 10 | SSW 6 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 35 | 58 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 37 | 23 | 48 | 31 | 95 | 89 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | WSW 14 | W 13 | SW 16 | — | — | W 12 | NW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 19 | 3 | 10 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 14 | 29 | 31 | 58 | 20 | 41 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 314 | 408 | 537 | 447 | 267 | 251 | 135 | 130 | 115 | 85 | 88 | 72 | — | — | — | 40 | 39 | 37 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 435 | 149 | 149 | 116 | 65 | 91 | 454 | 91 | 91 | 108 | 91 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 72 | 91 | 52 | 52 |
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