Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (29 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 10PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu night, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1622 | 1622 | 1269 | 878 | 367 | 722 | 647 | 698 | 665 | 677 | 784 | 784 | 741 | 716 | 718 | 705 | 614 | 430 | 792 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:08PM1.48m | 5:42AM1.37m | 6:01PM1.34m | 6:41AM1.27m | 7:07PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:26PM0.16m | 11:48AM0.30m | 00:19AM0.28m | 12:53PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1622 | 1622 | 1269 | 878 | 355 | 722 | 647 | 698 | 665 | 677 | 784 | 784 | 741 | 716 | 718 | 705 | 614 | 430 | 792 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | WSW 15 | NW 12 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | WSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 367 | 3 | 150 | 6 | — | 84 | 93 | 59 | 59 | 57 | — | 26 | 153 | 352 | 333 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 12 | W 12 | NW 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 59 | 117 | 200 | 151 | 196 | 170 | 165 | 275 | 350 | 308 | 212 | 144 | 166 | 130 | 134 | 88 | 442 | 200 | 230 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 433 | 175 | 116 | 50 | 0 | 50 | 71 | 377 | 377 | 149 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 108 | 435 | 377 | 377 | 323 | 149 |
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