Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (23 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 11PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 957 | 814 | 617 | 543 | 441 | 397 | 327 | 360 | 502 | 653 | 574 | 214 | 181 | 261 | 261 | 350 | 515 | 587 | 512 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:42AM1.41m | 1:51PM1.58m | 2:17AM1.49m | 2:26PM1.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:38PM0.15m | 7:43AM0.20m | 8:11PM0.04m | 8:18AM0.13m | 8:45PM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 957 | 814 | 617 | 543 | 441 | 397 | 327 | 34 | 21 | 33 | 32 | 208 | 181 | 34 | 32 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 65 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 59 | 59 | 35 | 33 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 12 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 15 | WSW 14 | W 13 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 18 | 42 | 42 | 21 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 37 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 360 | 502 | 653 | 574 | 214 | 170 | 261 | 261 | 350 | 515 | 587 | 512 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 91 | 91 | 86 | 86 | 108 | 116 | 116 | 377 | 377 | 435 | 435 | 149 |
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