Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 1AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 671 | 880 | 1072 | 1109 | 867 | 716 | 554 | 430 | 362 | 176 | 129 | 306 | 715 | 685 | 1581 | 2110 | 2379 | 2221 | 2031 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:01PM1.42m | 7:24AM1.18m | 7:45PM1.31m | 8:16AM1.08m | 8:37PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24AM0.33m | 1:21PM0.39m | 2:14AM0.43m | 2:09PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 671 | 880 | 1072 | 1109 | 867 | 716 | 554 | 430 | 362 | 176 | 129 | 101 | 715 | 685 | 1581 | 2110 | 2379 | 2221 | 2031 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 12 | W 9 | SW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 130 | 98 | 125 | 122 | 116 | 89 | 65 | 90 | 89 | 169 | 60 | 306 | 70 | 68 | 38 | 25 | 24 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 18 | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 87 | 122 | 118 | 39 | 79 | 30 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 71 | 49 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 59 | 54 | 0 |
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