Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 4AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 461 | 499 | 577 | 724 | 956 | 1127 | 743 | 722 | 950 | 2283 | 1879 | 2407 | 2148 | 1302 | 1077 | 1059 | 964 | 964 | 844 | 874 | 753 | 657 | 690 | 981 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:45AM1.50m | 4:01PM1.63m | 4:16AM1.50m | 4:31PM1.63m | 4:48AM1.47m | 5:03PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:49AM0.06m | 10:14PM0.07m | 10:18AM0.07m | 10:45PM0.07m | 10:48AM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 8 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 461 | 499 | 577 | 724 | 956 | 1127 | 743 | 555 | 936 | 2283 | 1879 | 2407 | 2148 | 1302 | 1077 | 1059 | 964 | 964 | 844 | 874 | 753 | 657 | 690 | 981 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 4 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 100 | 96 | 69 | 12 | 86 | 36 | 39 | 722 | 950 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 308 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | S 10 | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 64 | 106 | 172 | 72 | — | 59 | 19 | 19 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | SSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 9 | — | SW 9 | S 10 | S 5 | SSE 11 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 |
| kJ | 16 | 22 | 16 | — | 43 | 114 | 626 | — | 585 | 8 | 113 | 11 | — | 207 | 284 | 324 | 266 | 190 | 137 | 102 | 65 | 75 | 48 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 52 | 52 | 69 | 52 | 0 | 239 | 91 | 59 | 65 | 52 | 71 | 129 | 129 | 91 | 377 | 116 | 68 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 59 | 92 |
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